In a message dated 2/9/00 2:05:11 AM Eastern Standard Time,
danny@arbitrary.com writes:
<< Lumping the 20' to 2000 series, Schlammpeitziger, and Alder and Elius
together stretches genre boundaries--terms of appreciation--too much for me
to take too seriously any sweeping judgement of all of them. I'm afraid
that saying that they are all bad says much more about the person saying
that than anything about which it could be said. >>
Really? But when someone lists a long list
of releases they find good, as many of us do
on the list, that's acceptable? First off, please
note I said before that list that I found everything
"average (or worse)". Secondly, just because
releases are of different genres does not mean
they don't share the same qualities of being
unoriginal, meandering, or lackluster, just in
the same way the positive releases,
be they Derrick May or King Tubby, have a
certain set of positive qualities, be they
innovation, experimentation or just excellent
knowledge and utilization of the available
resources. People do thesis work that crosses
genres as diverse as Shakespeare and homoeroticism
or Russian linguistics and Indian dance. Putting
together a group of electronic releases (putting
them in the same genre of music, whether or not
they are further fragmented in subgenres) that
share a thread of sterility or of brilliance is
entirely warranted. If someone can appreciate
work in any of the fields, be they 20' to 2000 style
work or the work of John Beltran, they can weave
amongst genres. Isn't that what electronic music
is all about?
Matt
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