quoted 12 lines and do a Find for the word "laptop" it will pop up 5 times in 4 reviews.>and do a Find for the word "laptop" it will pop up 5 times in 4 reviews.
>once in the thomas jirku review as a "strong laptop glitchery foundation"
>twice in the fennesz review, once as "Laptop wiz-boy" and as "laptop
>contemporaries"
>once in the hrvatski review as a "split between minimal glitch/laptop,
>"IDM", and loud, distorted drum & bass stylings"
>and once in the twilight circus review as "This is the real shit, not
>dub-style glitchy laptop stuff, but a real person playing the drums, bass,
>guitar and organ."
>
>So apparently, the reviewers are considering "laptop music" as minimal
>glitchy stuff.
Eh, the Hrvatski one is the only one that really seems to apply "laptop"
to the music, the others are fairly interchangeable with any instrument
name. "Dub-style glitchy laptop" is pretty similar to descriptions like
"Classically-influenced speed guitar" from late 80's Shrapnel records ads.
Sure, they could be cultivating a scene's affectation since that minimal
glitchy stuff certainly tends to be made on laptops.
-eric
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