quoted 2 lines But it's possible that techno will meet an even swifter and unkinder
> But it's possible that techno will meet an even swifter and unkinder
> decline, because the industry may have missed its central point.
True. And those that are "non-industry" (IE not necessarily the dudes
in suits are the root of all evil) will also cause its eventual demise
by not understanding the next paragragh, yet truly loving the music.
quoted 6 lines At a club or
> At a club or
> a rave, the audience is focused not on the deejays, but on the music, the
> lights, the room. The audience is the show. The record industry still wants a
> hierarchy of stars and consumers; techno offers a community. The industry
> wants concerts where performers can be worshipped on a stage; the rave
> culture presents a party in a field or a warehouse with a great soundtrack.
I think that this is not a bad little blurb for quickly, in a sound-bite
manner, explaining to parents, grandparents, employers, etc. who have no
idea what a rave is, and who haven't bothered to read the press on it,
what a rave is.
quoted 1 line I bet Kurt Cobain would have loved hanging out there.
> I bet Kurt Cobain would have loved hanging out there.
He may have loved the atmosphere but I think he would have been one of
those "it's not _real_ music!" types.
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Dave Ross:
Mild-mannered banker at dawn, exhausted Luddite by evening.
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