"Nate Harrison \[Toshok Laboratories\]" <nate@toshoklabs.com> writes:
quoted 1 line (idm) (OFFtopic)all you musicmakers out there<
>(idm) (OFFtopic)all you musicmakers out there<
how is this off topic, may i ask?
this is the most on topic post i've seen in the past few days.
much more on topic than the 'i' in idm, or the females in idm.
in the two years or so (the first of which was spent in lurk mode) i've
been on this list, i've watched it decline from an interesting place
where music is discussed to a place where you have to dig through a
million haystacks just to find that one needle of the slightest bit of
information. Mad props to Teep for attempting to keep this chaos in the
closet thing to order we can get. And also to all the people who post
informative and intelligent (... that's what it's all about, no?)
messages.. To the musicians, label heads, djs, writers, web sites, and
magazines that try to open the public's eyes to the scene and turn a few
heads. For those of you talking stupid, sit back and think- 'do 900
people really care about what i'm about to post'? nine times out of ten
the answer will be no.
Rather than whining about how isolated we are in our musical tastes, why
not try and do something to attract more people, or a least strengthen
the current fan base.
There needs to be less whiners and more do-ers. Go out, start a record
label, buy some equipment, do some tracks, write some reviews, get some
dj equipment, start a club. There needs to be more Gonzis and Sms[we
miss u stu!] and Lances and less of this crap. Don't give the "i'm too
young/poor/isolated/uninformed/whatever" bit cuz it just doesn't work.
Evertone can do something. if you don't have anything to contribute then
get off the list and out of the scene.
-
and that's my motivational speech for ya..
btw, is anyone else reallty excited about the PBO/DJ Craze (of 3rd World
Citizens) collaberation on the east flatbiush remixes?!?!? will they be
doing anything else together?
oh [not really idm, i know!] and does anyone know where i can get a hold
of that mag with Blackstar's (Kweli/Mos Def) 'Definition' on flexi 7"??
mlt/
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