If K6 hates us so much, why does he stay subscribed?
Fuqqem. Who needs drama? Last time I checked, IDM was about making
interesting sounds, not camps-vs-camps bullshit.
m@2zo
www.thechisa.com
On Sat, 29 Sep 2001, Aaron D Meyers wrote:
quoted 41 lines It seems to me that every interview with the Kid takes this angle.
> It seems to me that every interview with the Kid takes this angle.
> Every single one is like "Dude!!!! Kid 606 is declaring war on the
> dorky IDM scene! He's gonna tear it a new asshole! Also, he hates the
> IDM list and he thinks its for losers!"
>
> Yes, there is a lot of pretty lame shit happening on our list, but I
> think we get by with a decent amount of relevant discussion of music.
> And yes, for better or for worse, this some kind of online community.
> Not to mention, I'm sure that were it not for the list, Kid 606's label
> would have a lot less exposure and sales, right? And despite all his
> insulting comments toward our list, its still probably home to the
> majority of people who are into his music. You'd think he'd have more
> animosity towards all the people that boo him when he opens up for rock
> acts like Butthole Surfers and Fantomas.
>
> And maybe I just haven't been paying attention to the right threads,
> but I don't think I've seen much gear obsession going on here in a
> while.
>
> -Aaron "down with the scene" Meyers
>
> > K: "It sucks that the IDM list [the Internet's long running
> > "intelligentdance music" newsgroup] is like our drama to make
> > things seem more exciting"
> > Kid606 moans a lot about the obsession of IDM fans with equipment,
> > etc, etc.
> > I know this is his schtick which is why I'm amused, but I do
> > resent the
> > trashing of what for better or worse is some kind of online community.
> >
> > All the best,
> >
> > Colin.
> >
>
>
>
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