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From:
Lazlo Nibble
To:
Intelligent Dance Music
Date:
Tue, 24 Jan 1995 09:19:34 -0700 (MST)
Subject:
Re: We need more serious criticism of techno! (long rant)
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quoted 4 lines Personally, I think if the various genres of techno became any more> Personally, I think if the various genres of techno became any more > mindless that they already are, we'd be in real trouble. I see nothing > wrong with an artist's attempt at being socially concious (in fact - > it's a trend i'd like to see more often in this genre.
"Socially-conscious techno?" Breakbeats over audio samples of pygmies being mowed down by machine guns? Samples of New Hemp Chic'ers being rounded up by the drug police? Boy, what a thrill *that* sounds like it'd be.
quoted 3 lines I could only see it as an improvement if the artists involved wanted to> I could only see it as an improvement if the artists involved wanted to > make this whole genre just a litle bit smarter. Maybe they could push > some radical ideas like 'peace, love..etc',
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