On Wed, 10 Jun 1998, siliconvortex wrote:
quoted 7 lines My interest is Techno as> > > > My interest is Techno as
> > > > I said and I can listen to Techno in my nice quiet room
>
> > To not see techno, in the hands of a gifted DJ, with a crowd who is up for
> > it, is to entirely miss the point.
>
> come on kent, you know this is ultra narrow-minded.
Moi? Narrow minded? Nah. Strong opinions? Sure!
quoted 2 lines let's face it, most club pa systems are shit, most djs are up their own> let's face it, most club pa systems are shit, most djs are up their own
> arse, and most of the people around you are annoying.
I guess I'm lucky enough to go to better clubs than you do. I thought
Iowa City was a backwater, but apparently not. Or perhaps BECAUSE it's
a backwater, the people DJ'ing and clubbing are up for it and appreciate
it. It is different than Chicago -- not enough going on here to get
jaded about it.
quoted 8 lines That perhaps deserves a different sort of attention and appreciation> > That perhaps deserves a different sort of attention and appreciation
> > than someone trying to push the state of the art, but it still deserves
> > massive respect.
>
> well, this is a difficult one. problem is, their industrial products are
> beginning to look a little dated. the things they say are becoming
> irrelevant.
>
Whatever. Is Bach irrelevant? He hasn't done anything new for over 200
years! I think he's lost his touch.
Feel free to have your own opinions but don't get on my jock for disagreeing.