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> This international network of home-studio-made, pressing-of-500 electronic
> music is basically the new lo-fi rock.
To me, the whole problem with this commentary is evident from the get-go.
Am I being naively disconnected from the self-reference that drives a lot
of modern pop culture when I expect a critique of a style of music to
focus on the music?
Yes, yes, culture (music included) does not exist in a vacuum (it's all
about context, right, BVL?), but to rant against a style of music solely
based on an outsider's perspective of the culture that surrounds it is
utterly ridiculous.
All we get about the music is references to the abstract...easy on the
rhythm, heavy on the melody and timbre. Gee, thanks. That helps me
imagine what the music is like. This sounds like an obvious thing
to say, but if I didn't know what he was talking about, I wouldn't know
what he was talking about. Am I supposed to complete this analogy:
Low : Led Zeppelin :: Autechre : ??
I could go on, but won't.
*sigh*
-w.
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