It seems to me that every interview with the Kid takes this angle.
Every single one is like "Dude!!!! Kid 606 is declaring war on the
dorky IDM scene! He's gonna tear it a new asshole! Also, he hates the
IDM list and he thinks its for losers!"
Yes, there is a lot of pretty lame shit happening on our list, but I
think we get by with a decent amount of relevant discussion of music.
And yes, for better or for worse, this some kind of online community.
Not to mention, I'm sure that were it not for the list, Kid 606's label
would have a lot less exposure and sales, right? And despite all his
insulting comments toward our list, its still probably home to the
majority of people who are into his music. You'd think he'd have more
animosity towards all the people that boo him when he opens up for rock
acts like Butthole Surfers and Fantomas.
And maybe I just haven't been paying attention to the right threads,
but I don't think I've seen much gear obsession going on here in a
while.
-Aaron "down with the scene" Meyers
quoted 13 lines K: "It sucks that the IDM list [the Internet's long running> K: "It sucks that the IDM list [the Internet's long running
> "intelligentdance music" newsgroup] is like our drama to make
> things seem more exciting"
> Kid606 moans a lot about the obsession of IDM fans with equipment,
> etc, etc.
> I know this is his schtick which is why I'm amused, but I do
> resent the
> trashing of what for better or worse is some kind of online community.
>
> All the best,
>
> Colin.
>
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