"oh dude...I was listening to that before it was cool......it's not cool
anymore though because everyone is into it, so I'll move on to something
else obscure and exclusive and try to define myself and my personality by
that...."
the above attitude comes accross now and again on this list but I haven't
really caught too much of it lately...I have been doing mass deletes w/o
reading though...
steve
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quoted 6 lines From: "Armchair Charlie" <dubnovibrator@hotmail.com>
>From: "Armchair Charlie" <dubnovibrator@hotmail.com>
>To: yoshi@enteract.com
>Cc: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] Kid A vs Us
>Date: Wed, Oct 4, 2000, 3:25 PM
>quoted 37 lines "but it's a futile concern that serves only to
> "but it's a futile concern that serves only to
> stroke the egos of those who 'heard it first.'"
>
> Josh has addressed this issue quite possibly better than I've ever heard it
> addressed (and in one sentence, I might add). This is by far the most clear
> fault of IDM fans: blind pride/fear of this music becoming mainstream. I
> believe this is a fault that everyone carries to some degree, some more than
> others. And, of course, as you age, it becomes less on an issue. But if we
> (IDM fans) expect to remain intelligent, we must accept that the growth of
> IDM to both commercial and artistic masses will result in many things, some
> being bad. But the bad things, no matter how abundant, will be juxtaposed
> by the good things. Commercial music only reflects the "dumbing down," so
> to speak of the entire culture. There will be bad music releases, just like
> there are now. The change will not be the downfall. Please remember this.
>
> "so be happy that the frat boys will soon be
> jamming autechre from the speakers of their SUVs,
> because that is the true sound of innovation."
>
> I wouldn't bet that Kid A will be involved in gaining more exposure to IDM.
> So far, I haven't noticed any reviews of the album (aside from ones on this
> list) that give any regard or acknowledgement to any key words like "IDM,"
> "Aphex Twin," or "Autechre." Honestly I'd say the only hope for Radiohead
> lifting IDM out of the underground would be through reviews. I could be
> wrong though.
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