On Mon, 21 May 2001, Kent williams wrote:
quoted 6 lines My mate that orders experimental electronic music at the local store> My mate that orders experimental electronic music at the local store
> always says that when he plays Kid606 and Autechre in the store, it's the
> noise rock kids that say "what the fuck is that?" and buy it on the spot.
> They get it, in ways that people who like more conventional electronic and
> dance music do not. They make a visceral connection with the sound, rather
> than worry about whether it's IDM enough.
i dont know if i agree with the "is it idm enough" bit because i think
people's reactions to music they have followed for a long time go
a bit deeper than that, but i cannot agree enough on how true it is to see
noise/hardcore kids react to some of the more extreme side of
"conventional" electronic/idm artists. they eat that shit up, and it is
one of the reasons i REALLY appreciate folks like kid606.. they bridge a
gap that folks really would not have considered a few years back.. and
that is wonderful!!
it is also nice to see folks like autechre do the same, as well as mouse
on mars.. oh, and mziq attracted folks at coachella thatim sure would have
otherwise shunned softer electronic music when he went more extreme
its like an outreach program :)
anyway, just random babble
chris.
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