quoted 9 lines FOETUS was on play it again sam, waxtrax in the US. FLA was
> >FOETUS was on play it again sam, waxtrax in the US. FLA was
>also on wax
> >trax and possibly other labels but not cleopatra or
>invisible. SMG was signed to
> >wax trax after it got bought by TVT. most of the others are
>licensed from foreign
> >labels (like leaetherstrip)
>
> Whatever. That's not my point.quoted 12 lines My point is that no matter what the year and no matter what the
>My point is that no matter what the year and no matter what the
>label (Warp included), 5 or 10 years out we're all gonna look back
>and say 'O my god, I don't believe I liked some of that stuff.' It
>is absolutely gauranteed and inevitable. It should be- it's the
>natural progression of music and musical styles.
> Sure, some of it will stand the test of time, like the AI
>comps and Tri Repetae and a bunch of others, but (as has been
>mentioned already in this thread), when you have a percepted bastion
>of a certain musical style (as Warp was to idm originally), over the
>years that label's output as it becomes more varied and diverse,
>people will see that as them becoming dilluted or not as
>progreessive as they used to be.quoted 6 lines It happened to all those labels in the 90s; it's happening to
> It happened to all those labels in the 90s; it's happening to
>Warp now, and it'll happen to every simgle label in existence. It's
>unavoidable.
> And yes, I sincerely hope that in 10 years I can look back at
>all these tunes that I'm loving today and think 'I can't believe I
>used to like that stuff.'quoted 3 lines Sidenote- I can't believe that in my earlier post I forgot to
> Sidenote- I can't believe that in my earlier post I forgot to
>mention the first two Download cds on Cleo and the Phylr albums on
>Invisible. Very much worth mentioning.