quoted 1 line Do you actually go out and dance?> Do you actually go out and dance?
Yes I do. If it's stellar dance music (especially funk or really groovy
house), I'm out there regardless. If it's somewhere between great and pretty
good, I'm out there after a beer or two. Anything worse than that, I
wouldn't move if you pushed me. When it comes down to it, dancing is simply
your physical response to the music, so better music usually means a greater
response. I always get a little depressed when I go to an electronic show
expecting an active crowd but find they're all just standing around.
Obviously, music doesn't move everybody (and it'd be practically impossible
to do much more than nod your head blissfully at an Oval show or something
similar), but so many genres of music -- granted, not all -- have headed
downhill after progressing from "dance" music to "head" music. IMHO, the
longer we can keep the "D" a vital part of IDM, the better this stuff will
get.
quoted 3 lines How does you exposure and enjoyment of> How does you exposure and enjoyment of
> more mainstream dance music inform your
> feelings about electronic listening music?
I'm sure it does, but I don't quite know how. I'm a big believer in
different music for different moods -- bubblegum was *made* for sunny days
just as Bob Dylan was *made* for long road trips just as early Warp was
*made* for late-night comedowns -- and part of that is accepting that
certain types of music do different things very well... On the dancefloor,
I'd be bored by a lot of stuff that fascinates me while I have the
headphones on at work, because I'm judging them as much on circumstances as
anything.
quoted 3 lines I had the privelege of hearing Carlos Souffront> I had the privelege of hearing Carlos Souffront
> spin a lot of classic tracks from the likes of
> Black Dog and Kirk Digiorgio saturday night,
Yeah, I really like dancing to good dance music, but I completely *love*
dancing to IDM that gives you the complete mind/body workout. Mentioning
Carlos makes me think of DEMF, where he dropped bits of Mask 400 in one of
his sets, a perfect example of this -- I *love* finally hearing a record on
a big system that I've dug on the hi-fi...
quoted 2 lines Plus, if you never hear these records on> Plus, if you never hear these records on
> a big system you're missing out bigtime.
Yep, that's a *huge* part of it too... ;>
.John.
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