idm list members being elitist? no way...
i agree that bjork has been much more influential in bringing an idmish
sound into the mainstream, plus, shes way cuter than thom york.
quoted 30 lines From: "david boruff" <boruff@vol.com>
>From: "david boruff" <boruff@vol.com>
>Reply-To: "david boruff" <boruff@vol.com>
>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] the topic of discussion
>Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2002 23:53:22 -0400
>
>this conversation is so lame. who give's a fuck if radiohead are
>'innovative' or not? i think they are a great band... wonderful
>songwriters. they never claimed to be anything. has it ever occured to
>any
>of you that maybe they just used electronic elements for the same reasons
>that most of us make electronic music?... the reason being that we think
>it's nice... it's pleasant to our ears and minds. and as far as radiohead
>being mainstream... so fucking what? they are only mainstream because
>they've earned it by writing great songs... and they are far away from
>being bubblegum pop music. i wonder how many of you have actually listened
>to a radiohead record before spouting off about how they aren't 'real
>innovators'. i think they're very innovative. maybe they're not
>'intelligent' enough for those of you who are the IDM (*barf*) elite... but
>really... what's so fucking intelligent about IDM?... give me a break.
>"we're smart because we make intricate electronic music". once again, give
>me a fucking break. that name needs to go. appreciate the music for what
>it is... don't try to intellectualize it. sorry for the extra ranting.
>
>david.
>
>
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