well said. even if you are going to bemoan the existence of something, it should
be fully understood what one is criticizing. im not sure about actually
purchasing some justin timberlake.......a cursory look at mtv would be
sufficient.
at any rate, what is interesting is that if you immerse yourself in a scene (like
left field electronics, idm or whatever you call it) that that scene begins to
become the norm and certain things are taken for granted, like the fact that not
everyone knows who aphex twin is despite having sold loads of records, major
label distro in the US, etc. the point is IDM is a niche market. there are what,
like 1000 on this list (a wild guess, i may be way off)
an average IDM release on a small label maybe sells 500 copies worldwide of an
LP.
obviously there are labels that are larger and can sell more records and CD
format sells considerable better at least in the US.
Johnnymisheff@aol.com wrote:
quoted 12 lines pop is definitely something that all of you should be studying and> pop is definitely something that all of you should be studying and
> recognizing as a major part of the evolution of culture. it wouldn't hurt
> you to go out and purchase justin timberlake's new release coming out on the
> 5th of november, to see what pop really "tastes" like. bjork is pop's dully
> shining star, who has managed to convey her intentions to millions and
> millions of people, good and bad, tall and short, fat and skinny, etc. isn't
> it nice to think that there exists a thing that can affect so many people on
> such a large scale? and shouldn't we maybe take a look at it for what it is,
> and not groan and moan at it's existence?
> i think a lot of you would be surprised to find that chamber music is not
> only conceived of by the likes of bach and haydn. don't knock that satement.
> if you don't know what i'm talking about, then you may never.
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