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EggyToast
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Wed, 13 Aug 2003 14:55:31 -0400 (EDT)
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Re: [idm] IDM is (the) shit (was puppy)
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Gil Videla said:
quoted 4 lines How has things like Soulseek affected our list/scene/genre????> How has things like Soulseek affected our list/scene/genre???? > Maybe we're not really talking much because it is soo easy to get this > stuff we move so quickly from one to another not allowing enough time > to appreciate them? Just a thought.
I'm sure that's some of it -- there's definitely more traffic when SoulSeek goes down :D But it also wouldn't surprise me if most of the time the album conversations have moved to real-time chat things like IRC and SoulSeek, since you can supplement reviews with "Here, listen to this track." You can't really do that via email. Another factor is that the names people are used to either aren't making music anymore, or are making music that isn't very good or is drastically different from what they were making before. The good music is, like it was 5-10 years ago, from small artists on small labels without a lot of fanfare. It's still IDM, it's still familiar, and it's still GOOD. It's just not on Warp and it's not by Autechre. derek -- eggytoast.com - eggtastic.com ------ it's in your grocer's freezer --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org