my, what sagely advice....are you a social worker or are you really
posthuman? if so - whats the score with skam records? are you involved or
did you just use a bullshit line to sell your cd-r's?
p.s. nice work on the cd-r. i dont like track 4 or the last one but the rest
is excellent.
james
quoted 103 lines From: j d <oberheim_thief@yahoo.co.uk>
>From: j d <oberheim_thief@yahoo.co.uk>
>To: bio-computing@sas.upenn.edu
>CC: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] time to fish or cut bait
>Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2001 15:51:28 +0000 (GMT)
>
>everyone
>
>there has been much bitching about music and styles
>today...but one thing eludes me;
>
>what is DSP ? someone let me know! :)
>
>anyway - no need to bitch. if you dont like it, dont
>buy it. surely everyone has the right to write and
>listen to whatever they want! i'm sure plenty of
>people dont get into our stuff - every style has its
>place and its people!
>
>peace
>
>posthuman
>
>
>--- Alex Reynolds <reynolda@sas.upenn.edu> wrote: > >
>Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:57:33 -0600
> > > From: Matt U <mattu@mindspring.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [idm] old vs. new autechre
> > >
> > > Personally, I give even less credence to the
> > "let's see if you can do
> > > better" argument than the "they ain't what they
> > used to be" argument,
> > > and that's not saying much.
> >
> > okay, but why?
> >
> > in turn, i will ask, "why does you want quad, penta,
> > sexta repetae?"
> > autechre could have copied themselves over and again
> > and easily
> > ensured their fan-base and livelihood. is that what
> > you folks are
> > after?
> >
> > there is something to be said for artists who decide
> > to keep
> > challenging themselves -- and the listener, at the
> > risk of alienating
> > him/her -- after reaching a level of critical
> > success. suakrates says
> > it best: "i'll keep my fans forever learners..." the
> > baseball players
> > that hit homeruns also get struck out occasionally,
> > but you remember
> > their names and it's fun to watch them play.
> >
> > let autechre worry about autechre...
> >
> > in turn, i will ask the same question i asked months
> > ago: "why are a
> > majority of 'musicians' today making their living on
> > the gimmick of a
> > particular type of sound?" and, yes, i am talking
> > about the
> > "DSP-fuckery" cadre of musicians -- you know who you
> > are -- who sell
> > stylistic technique under the guise of creative
> > substance.
> >
> > to me, what it boils down to are a dearth of
> > creative sense and a
> > glut of plug-ins that make pretty much any laptop
> > owner under 20 an
> > "artist" and a media darling.
> >
> > all that i can do as a listener is wait for the
> > dross to settle.
> > (failing that, i can always fall back on folk music.
> > it's always been
> > good to me.)
> >
> > selah,
> > a.
> >
> >
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