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From:
Greg Baker
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Date:
Sat, 28 Feb 2004 14:45:41 -0800
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Re: [idm] folktronica
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quoted 10 lines now a side comment on what k.h. actually listens to. maybe i should> >now a side comment on what k.h. actually listens to. maybe i should > >try asking him, but in his interviews i can never tell if he is > >serious. he once said that he wanted to push the darker side of > >jazz like alice coltrane, and another time proclaimed his love for > >50 cent. so maybe folktronica is a subgenre of jazz and rap. just > >kidding. > > i don't think that's too far off in the case of four tet. "rounds" > sound more like abstract trip hop than IDM. >
i agree that four tet could be categorized as trip hop, but isnt trip hop just a hip hop beat with trippy stuff going on? i know its an oversimplification, but when i listen to portishead tricky and massive attack i dont see any connection with alice coltrane and pop rap music. greg --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org