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From:
Tom Millar
To:
mtheulthetant
Cc:
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Date:
Thu, 15 Jul 1999 23:33:35 -0400
Subject:
Re: (idm) Trip Hop You Don't Stop
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mtheulthetant wrote:
quoted 9 lines At 07:49 PM 7/15/99 -0700, cspot@hyperreal.org wrote:> > At 07:49 PM 7/15/99 -0700, cspot@hyperreal.org wrote: > >>seriously, how can there be 'smart' trip hop when all they're doing is > >>watering down another culture's music to make it more acceptable for a > >>white suburban audience. > > > >You mean like Aphex and Squarepusher did with jungle? > > exactly!
I hope this is at least partially tongue-in-cheek. Either that or someone's trying pretty hard to "keep it real." Is this anything like what Benny Goodman & Paul Whiteman did with big band? Give it a rest. Why is it so important that rhythmic mumbling about "bitches" and "benjamins" be included on top of downtempo breaks? Boot to the head. Tom