How about chris de'burgh?
David Newman
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-----Original Message-----
From: Dan Brenner [mailto:brenner.dan@gmail.com]
Sent: 13 September 2008 18:01
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] the opposite of idm
couldn't agree more with this...
On Sat, Sep 13, 2008 at 11:28 AM, Rjyan Kadwallader
<cexwell@gmail.com>wrote:
quoted 11 lines I'd say the opposite of IDM is any of these new LA/NYC bands who buy> I'd say the opposite of IDM is any of these new LA/NYC bands who buy
> brand new virtual analog synths, midi controllers, sampling drum pads,
> Macbooks, and boutique guitar pedals, then load up presets and play
> all wonky faux-"tribal" style, sonic abortions in seek of some of that
> Animal Collective/Black Dice shine.
>
> IDM has always been about man mastering his machines, taking them
> further than they were supposed to go, and has acknowledged the
> history of electronic music pioneers... I feel like
> acid/dnb/rave/house get a lot of respect from IDM artists. Oakie and
> Scooter might be embarassing but I think they're part of the same
family... This new happy-hippie "noise"
quoted 5 lines thing going down in America is the opposite. Seems more and more to> thing going down in America is the opposite. Seems more and more to
> me like a bunch of ex-guitarists looking for shortcuts, reveling in
> the novelty of sad Guitar Center keyboards, buying gear and playing
> shows with it in the same week....
>
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