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From: "dj pie" <rachel@electricrain.com>
To: "Ben Browett" <ben@eskimo.f9.co.uk>
Cc: "IDM" <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 3:27 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] idm girls
quoted 7 lines On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Ben Browett wrote:>
>
> On Mon, 22 Apr 2002, Ben Browett wrote:
>
> > I must apologise I misread your post.
> >
> > Just out of interest, why do you think it is like this though? (I'm
doing
quoted 48 lines some research into it)> > some research into it)
>
> why do i think that being a girl who likes idm is not any different
> than being a boy who likes idm? or why do i get 'ooh, you're a
> girl' emails when i post?
>
> the answer to the first should be obvious--it's about the music,
> not about the people listening to it. of course, everyone's
> take on the music, their opinions and reactions, are different,
> based on who they are and what they like--but i'm resistant to
> the idea that it's weird for women to like idm for any reason.
> it's a hard genre for anyone to get into--i used to hate it! i
> couldn't really appreciate the broken rhythms and the abstract
> sounds...but now i love it..it just took some time, and other sorts
> of emotional and mental maturing.
>
> i don't necessarily disagree with the statement that there are a lot
> fewer women into idm--i just think it is pointless and possibly
> divisive to makea big deal out of it as a 'women are different than men'
> kind of thing.
>
> and to get back to the subject of music, i REALLY like the new
> string theory album (more like an EP) called anhedonia...the
> first track especially makes me happy---excellent driving music.
> it's smooth and lush, and also has wonderful transitional crunchiness...
>
> another thing i picked up recently tht i love is the cottage
> industries 2: annexe 2 cd set--cd 1 is especially good...a lot of
> the kind of thing i love--emotion and melody and depth suspended,
> arched over crunchiness...mmmmmmm. i think the only track off cd 1
> i don't care for much (but don't hate!) is one called neo robot
> party crash.
>
> thing 3: more on the ambient tip, but still excellent--ambient soho 3,
> with 2 excellent tracks on cd 2 by sandspider, whose debut album,
> spider, is worth picking up as well. lovely beats, good texture,
> and interesting samples here and there.
>
> -rachel (aka djpie)
> piesarenice.net
>
>
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