At 11:51 PM 1/3/97 +0000, you wrote:
quoted 17 lines Mark Bowen wrote:>Mark Bowen wrote:
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>> Surely American radio isn't going to start spinning arhythmic
>> stuff like squarepusher et al, but theres a lot of "rave" type
>> stuff that would play well.
>
>...and already has! Tune your radio into the local pop station and
>you're bound to hear rave-style tunes all over the radio. In fact,
>for the past two years, it seems like this generic synth stuff has
>plastered the airwaves (alongside of grunge). What I'm hearing
>these days, however, are more IDM-ish *elements* creeping into the
>music. That's not to say that IDM will overtake masses, but that
>more creative sounds and rhythms are slowly filtering into the pop
>mainstream.
>
>Tim
>
I tuned into modern rock live (I think it's a national radio show) the other
night and they played an orbital tune followed by the chemical brothers.
Seeing as how this was played on the alternative rock station around here
and modern rock live usually plays alterno-rock-stuff, I'd have to agree
with you. IDM certainly looks to be up and coming in the mainstream.
Kelsey
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