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From:
Neil Walsh
To:
Intolerable Daily Madness
Date:
Wed, 9 Feb 2005 14:55:46 +0100
Subject:
Re: [idm] Richard James I love maybe not maybe I hate Warp
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If you're referring to the Skam Cats CD, that was available in the Skam Shop and on Warpmart for at least a week after it was released. Neil On Tue, 8 Feb 2005 22:51:57 -0800 (PST), StaticBeats <stupidnametaken@yahoo.com> wrote:
quoted 65 lines Actually dude - the Analord series was released on> Actually dude - the Analord series was released on > Rephlex so nevermind warp-centric-ness. You wanna pick > a bone try Skam. Those fuckers own the game. How many > of you scored their latest super limited > sold-out-the-day-it-was-released cd? > > Warp has released a shit-ton of great music in the > past couple years not to mention the past decade. > > For those outside the confines of our limited IDM > distribution circle, Warp would be the first and most > easily accesible label to get introduced to > experimental electronic music. I say thank god for > Warp, great marketing, great artists, and great > exposure! > > With that said - the recent Staticbeats webcast update > that I just posted with 100 albums contains all of 7 > Warp releases so I agree that Aphex is only one of a > hundred brilliant electronic musicians. > > chowza! > > Shimone/Justes > http://www.staticbeats.com > Electronic Music > Digital Culture > > --- graham miller <grahammiller@sympatico.ca> wrote: > > > you miss my point. > > > > i think aphex is great... i have a ton of his > > stuff... i just think the > > worshipping thing is unhealthy, at best. there is > > so much great music out there, > > it would be unfortunate for someone, especially a > > young personl, to think the > > world begins and ends with him... it's like the > > standard rite of passage all > > music lovers go through, be it rock (hendrix) or > > jazz or orchestral or > > whatever... there is this perceived notion of a > > 'canon'... and aphex is part of > > it, no doubt... > > > > but that said, he's one of a hundred brilliant > > electronic musicians... he's just > > a master at marketing, which sets him apart, > > absolutely... > > > > i just find the warp-centric-ness of this list a > > little reminiscent of my own > > high school obsessiveness and adamance over what i > > considered 'great' music... if > > only i could back in time and shake some sense into > > myself... > > > > > > g. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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