Written by Humanerr0r@aol.com
Subject: Re: (idm) punk ng?! & some more childish insults
In a message dated 14/04/97 22:03:46, you write:
quoted 2 lines I'd say that notion is a load of crap, I can't think of any techno musician
>I'd say that notion is a load of crap, I can't think of any techno musician
>who was a punk (or at least was brave enough to say so)
err. andy weatherall , alex patterson
quoted 2 lines To me, although techno is supposed to have a 'punk' ethic (i.e use what you
>To me, although techno is supposed to have a 'punk' ethic (i.e use what you
>can, music from bedrooms) I don't see much of a connection.
to me the most important thing about punk was 'after the fact'
punk inspired people to 'do it themselves' and not rely on
the traditional mechanics of the music industry - something
very much in common with electronic artists
artists like throbbing gristle & new order who have relevance to the
'techno' world are 2 prime examples of the 'aftershock' of punk....
quoted 4 lines Punk wasn't about making something new, or even about making music,
>Punk wasn't about making something new, or even about making music,
>it was about making a social stance, about decibel levels, about
>social aggressiveness and destruction - it seems to be the opposite
>to what the techno musicians are about.
wow !!- a wopping generalisation -
depends what you define as 'punk' - do patti smith, magazine , minor
threat , dead kennedys all fit into the above critique? - these were
artists trying to do and say something 'worthwhile'
as a wise man once said - "music has a history - learn it!"
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