IDM Mailing Archive

quoted 1 line 1) There is no "new IDM vs. old IDM". There are

>>1) There is no "new IDM vs. old IDM". There are

numerous artists doing a broad range of styles. True, but it aint all good tho!(or even close)

quoted 1 line 1b) There *are* more artists and a broader range of

>>1b) There *are* more artists and a broader range of

styles now than there have been in the past. This is a good thing. Can agree to 1/2 of 1b, but if you dont like all the styles coming out its not necessarily "good".

quoted 1 line 2) If you don't like what you're listening to, turn it

>>2) If you don't like what you're listening to, turn it

off. Agree. 3) If you prefer what you were listening to previously, go back to it. Enjoy it. You went through the effort of obtaining it, didn't you? Agree, I was just a "terrorist" last night, killing my neighbors with Time Tourist!

quoted 1 line 4) If you absolutely must have new music, try out new

>>4) If you absolutely must have new music, try out new

stuff. Don't expect to like everything. Agreed, you gotta take the good with the bad, but the list is used to maximize/minimize on this.....

quoted 1 line 4a) If you try out artists X, Y, and Z, and none of

>>4a) If you try out artists X, Y, and Z, and none of

them appeal to you, don't assume that you've tried out every artist and therefore know everything, and definitely don't start complaining that "all this new IDM is so [_____]; what happened to the good stuff?" I dunno, I think swooping generalizations can be made without trying to indict "ALL" idm stuff..... 4b) Maybe ask the list for suggestions. Say what you liked before, what you don't like now; you're bound to get some good pointers. Again, keep in mind that you won't like everything, nor will every suggestion be a good one *for you*. 1st rate bullshit, with a philosophy such as just ignore someone, it shows that you have to "suck-up" to the list in a general way, otherwise, you'll be BLACK BALLED(like me)... and then "the list" wont help you with shit!.....so find some suitable buddies who know your taste, then you dont have to be a pansy about which way you really feel!

quoted 1 line 5b) Don't you even dare to ask the list the question

>>5b) Don't you even dare to ask the list the question

posed in #5 above, ask it of yourself. How can you know anything without asking(and if you dont know the proper place to start your search)?

quoted 1 line 6) If you're going to complain about the "sad state of

>>6) If you're going to complain about the "sad state of

IDM today" or some such nonsense, don't conclude your message with a statement like "i'll take vanetian snares over tel aviv..." Obviously you know a current artist that you do like, and all you wanted to do was express distaste and negativity towards another current artist that you don't like. mmmmm, perhaps this may be true.

quoted 1 line 6b) In other words, if you're enjoying some music, and

>>6b) In other words, if you're enjoying some music, and

other people are enjoying different music, and you don't like the music that other people are enjoying, it's very childish and pathetic to try to turn the situation into a pissing match over whose favorite artists are "better." (As if such a thing were even possible...) True, but dont think if one shouts about what he likes so much that he/she is trying to "turn the situation". It could be that the chap is trying to focus on the positive of his, without having to mention any negative comments about any other(and that's is mostly what I try to do)........ Hk!(who'll send my Detroit buddies a message and tell em they need to shock the fucking world again with something Nu.....:) --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org