On Wed, 08 Jan 1997 18:19:05 -0500,
Alex Reynolds <polygon@jhu.edu> wrote:
quoted 5 lines [And if you doubt its commercial aspects, please note the various radio,>[And if you doubt its commercial aspects, please note the various radio,
>video, and live promotions Orbital used in the US (let alone in the UK) to
>move the product. I have never seen this level of advertisment for an
>electronic album before. <LOL> and <giggle> all you please; draw your own
>conclusions.]
I think you're confusing two forms of commercialism here, or actually
you're confusing promotion with commercialism.
Commercialism= making a record with the goal of selling lots of copies (BAD)
Promotion= trying to sell lots of copies by advertising etc. *after* you've
made the record (NOT BAD)
See the distinction?
quoted 2 lines Why, in fact, did this list earn>Why, in fact, did this list earn
>the name '*intelligent* dance music,' as opposed to any other name?
When the list was created, it took its name from Warp's Artificial
Intelligence Series (see the IDM intro message for the full story).
However, as someone (I forgot who) said a few months ago : 'IDM' as a
characterization should be used as IDM, not I.D.M. and I agree
wholeheartedly.
quoted 1 line Does this moniker have a racial basis?>Does this moniker have a racial basis?
Absolutely none whatsoever.
Otto
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