But we all love it when the signal to noise ratio modulates, so to speek. This
is the IDM list after all.
*c
"James R. Mason" wrote:
quoted 93 lines My only contention is that there are other lists for discussing other music.
> My only contention is that there are other lists for discussing other music.
>
> To be honest, I switched off the digest version of this list, and onto
> individual messages, and it seemed like the signal-to-noise ratio grew
> exponentially. So I'll be switching back, because the volume (in all senses
> of the word) is lower. There's a lot of noise on this list, and I'm still
> adding to it.
>
> So, then, anyone want to discuss the relative merits of Plaid's remix of
> Bjork's "All is Full of Love" ?
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Michael Stein" <mstein@MasterChart.com>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Cc: "'James R. Mason'" <cydonia@home.net>
> Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 1:00 PM
> Subject: RE: (idm) RE: Jim O'Rourke?
>
> > >Everything you've mentioned is ambient at best, and more suited to
> > >discussion on ambient@hyperreal.org
> >
> > So under your definition, the following things should never be discussed
> on
> > this list?
> >
> > 1) Aphex Twin - Select Ambient Works 1 + 2
> > 2) Wagon Christ - Phat Lab Nightmare
> > 3) Sun Electric - Kitchen, anything
> > 4) Brian Eno - On Land, Music for Films, Music for Airports
> > 5) Slag Van Loom
> > 6) Jake Mandell - Healing
> > 7) Fennesz - Plays, Hotel Parallel
> > 8) Seefeel - Quique, Succour, Ch-vox
> > 9) Farmers Manual
> > 10) Mixmaster Morris/Irresistable Force
> >
> > Ambient may be ambient. But ambient is also a subset of what can be
> called
> > IDM. Most artists that we dub as "IDM" (a term I try to use loosely if at
> > all - seems like a necessary evil on this list) also veer into the ambient
> > direction, not to mention hip-hop, drum'n'bass, trance, musique concrete,
> > dub, etc. Unless you establish a Crossover Gestapo, you're going to be
> hard
> > pressed to avoid the discussion of people like O'Rourke who works with and
> > is befriended with artists like Fennesz, Hecker, Pita, Autechre, and Mouse
> > on Mars, who I guess are deemed "IDM."
> >
> > Mike
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: James R. Mason [mailto:cydonia@home.net]
> > Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 5:26 AM
> > To: Michael Stein
> > Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
> > Subject: Re: (idm) RE: Jim O'Rourke?
> >
> >
> > Everything you've mentioned is ambient at best, and more suited to
> > discussion on ambient@hyperreal.org
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Michael Stein" <mstein@MasterChart.com>
> > To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> > Cc: <cydonia@home.net>
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 11:53 PM
> > Subject: (idm) RE: Jim O'Rourke?
> >
> >
> > > >I defy anyone to name me a Jim O'Rourke piece and call it "IDM." What
> the
> > > >hell is up with all of the off-topic bullshit on this list? There's a
> > > >fucking LOAD of other lists to talk about other shit.
> > >
> > > 1) FennOBerg album
> > > 2) O'Rourke track on Virgin "Isolationism" compilation
> > > 3) O'Rourke remix of Autechre on "Warp 10+3" compilation
> > >
> > > Mike.
> > >
> > >
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