In a message dated 06/20/2000 3:16:57 PM GMT Daylight Time,
hardbarker@hotmail.com writes:
<< With nights that get on average 100 people through the door, there is no
money in promoting IDM. And yet we all know how fanatical the average IDM
fan is about his/her music. So where does the gap come from? Why (in my
experience) does there seem to be no scene with which I can immerse myself
in
Either I am missing something, or you guys need to ewxplain to me why even
in Manchester, home to so much IDM, there is still no scene? Someone educate
me before I explode. I am particularly intersted in the American point of
view, because you guys seem to be a great deal closer to my ideal of a scene
that anything over here.>>>
Yeah, I see that a lot, personally I interpret it as protectionism and not
really elitism. More than likely, IDMers connect dancing with raves and (as
seen recently), raving with foolishness. Indeed, dancing invites power
plays, attention-drawing and all sorts of competition. Frustrating and
annoying it can be. I'm rather tired of "circles" and battles, sometimes I'm
just there to relax. Los Angeles is rather this way, even at dirty
breaknoise shows, no one really shakes that ass. If people aren't dancing,
go ahead and start. I mean, don't see it as some sort of make or break
situation where you MUST dance to piss on the elitists, but if you feel
somethin, just pump that ass.
aaaaaaahhhhh,
Jon
np: Fuckhead (Mego) - Uh?! Satan through the machine!
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