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From:
Steve /k/./F/
To:
Che
Cc:
Intelligent Dumb Music
Date:
Tue, 28 Apr 1998 20:05:43 +0100
Subject:
Re: (idm) The good ol' days
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quoted 17 lines It's interesting that you should be looking backwards right now. Me &> It's interesting that you should be looking backwards right now. Me & > > some buds were having an "Easy Listening Session" the other night, and > > after listening to the derivative stuff on Skampler were lamenting how > > Techno seems to be running out of steam, and while the energy has > shifted > to D&B, there seem to be fewer artists w/ the talent to innovate (Amon > > Tobin, Squarepusher, TPower, Photek, 4Hero, SHJ) than there were in > Techno > from about 92-95. So, we've been going back and learning to > reappreciate > some of the old stuff, mostly early Detroit. Any other oldtimers > share > this sentiment?
well id hardly call myself an old timer, but i do still listen to a lot of old detroit, Mills Hood UR Transmat etc etc It makes stuff like Skam and seem so bland and soul-less... unfortunately warps recent output also seems to be pretty 'safe' or 'marketable'. Steve