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From:
EggyToast
To:
Matthew Guest
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Date:
Thu, 26 Apr 2001 17:10:36 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] idm'er, the rare breed? or not?
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At 04:41 PM 4/26/2001 -0700, Matthew Guest wrote:
quoted 10 lines I was just wondering if there are many other idm'ers out there who, like>I was just wondering if there are many other idm'ers out there who, like >myself, don't have much of a frame of reference when it comes to clubs and >live IDM... people, who listen to IDM now because they once discovered it >from a friend who lent them a cd once upon a time; hooking them for all >eternity on this wonderfully, brilliant stuff. (props to Chris M.) > >People who did not enter IDM from the club scene. > >Do you think this happens more these days? Or is that type of IDM'er still a >rarity?
I think it's hard to get into a type of music in a club setting. Either you're going to a club to see someone specific (previous interest), or you're mackin' on chicks. idm started as an armchair genre. That's why there's so much growing pains about playing live now :D cheers, /derek ------- eggytoast.com ------- now updated daily --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org