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Matthew Burrows
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Tue, 12 Dec 2000 12:32:32
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Re: [idm] radiocativity reply and Autechre briefly
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as u2 are on a major label, they are part of the corporate establishment. therefore, while not wishing to be nasty to individuals (although bono is certainly a confused man: wishing to free the world's poorest from debt, whilst hanging out with the pope), the words and gestures are essentially meaningless, as he is a part of the problem he slags off
quoted 2 lines I would say that much "idm" stuff is actually highly>I would say that much "idm" stuff is actually highly >political.
i would say that 'idm' is generally depressingly apolitical...esp. considering a lot of it came from the UK rave scene, which had many political inklings and the fact that a lot of 'idm' is produced/released/distributed independently...after all mu-ziq is signed to a major therefore reducing his music/art to product. as so many of you are very picky about who listens to this stuff, this seems a pertinent question _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org