On Wed, 10 Feb 1999 DzrtMusic@aol.com wrote:
[I wrote]
| > When I think of classical, I think of
| > academic music, or music written under
| > patronage.
| You obviously not listened to much classical
| music.. that is such a mindless stereotype.
I think both the statement I made and the initial
one you made require stereotyping. IME, just
talking about genre makes that necessary.
| > IME most IDM is constructed in a far
| > more folk or pop manner (someone with native
| > interest in the music buggering about with sounds
| > and/or something to say).
| > I'm also proud to think of it as more pop than
| > classical, because on classical's own terms it
| > falls down, as someone pointed out WRT holding
| Falls down? How can you take a whole group of music, that was around for more
| than 200 years, roll it all into one word (classical), and just say it all
| "falls down". That is so ridiculous!
True, and, touch wood, that's something more
ridiculous than I would actually say.
Please re-read what I wrote. The "it" is IDM, not
classical. And, yes, indeed, putting Guesaldo
alongside Mahler alongside Debussy is as
misleading as talking about the range of music on
this list as "IDM". Funnily enough, we still do
it. You did yourself. I don't think it's exactly a
crime.
Michael
np. Remote Climbs (John McEntire mix) - The
Pastels
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