On Fri, 18 Apr 1997, William D. VanLoo wrote:
quoted 1 line So basically you don't accept the idea of sampled-based busic as "real".> So basically you don't accept the idea of sampled-based busic as "real".
i don't consider shadow sample-based music as you are referring to it..
he doesnt use samples to aid his creations, he lets them play and sits
back while other people's hard work makes him famous.
quoted 5 lines You also don't accept the "dj as artist" paradigm. Fair enough. You're> You also don't accept the "dj as artist" paradigm. Fair enough. You're
> definitely not the first, nor the last. It's just discouraging to read
> this in a time where a body of criticism is being built up, some good,
> some bad, and see that some listeners of electronic music don't even
> accept it as such (ie, "real" music).
i accept the dj-as-artist bit but not the dj-as-musician general rule
that people (mostly dj's, who would've thought!) tend to stick to.
as for the criticism, i think the scene at the moment deserves a good
deal of it.
respect
-dan