Duh. Well I thought that a lot of this so--called intelligent dance music
_was_ house. It's not all autechre and aphex clones you know.
Talking of house, has anybody here heard Circulation - Colours? It's great
atmospheric tech-house, I'm surprised it's not been mentioned more.
Ross.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Tosh Cooey" <tosh@c4.ca>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 15, 2000 3:55 PM
Subject: [idm] house vs. idm
quoted 29 lines the general stereotype is that IDM is boring chin-stroking look at your> the general stereotype is that IDM is boring chin-stroking look at your
> feet or the performer music. for house it's one of gino(a)'s dancing to
> foofy music with no intellect behind it.
>
> Anyone who actively believes either is an idiot. Of course anyone who
> actively disbelieves either is also an idiot.
>
> The basic reason that IDM people aren't so into house is all
> psychological. People who base their self-worth more on their
> intelligence don't base it as much on their physical appearance, and
> vice versa, and when at a club listening to house music physical
> appearance is the most emphacized (mostly because it's too loud to chin
> stroke with someone else about the music) and people who feel
> uncomfortable about their physical appearance aren't comfortable in that
> kind of setting and hence dismissive of the music.
>
> So what I'm trying to say is that if you don't like house it's probably
> because you have a low sense of self-worth WRT to physical appearance,
> so get over yourself already, house has been around a lot longer then
> IDM.
>
> Oh and go get the Swayzak album.
>
> Tosh
>
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