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Date:
Mon, 7 Jan 2002 12:20:56 -0500
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Re: [idm] Re: 2step
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Thats because you are a synthpop wanker, gary! Rob ::::::Component Records::::::: Box 783, Somers, Ct 06071 www.componentrecords.com Out Now: Neutronic-"The Mutation Engine" ----- Original Message ----- From: djgyn forever <djgyn@yahoo.com> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 12:23 PM Subject: [idm] Re: 2step
quoted 69 lines I happen to enjoy the poppy/r&b aspects of 2step> I happen to enjoy the poppy/r&b aspects of 2step > garage quite a bit. I enjoy the slick sexy production > and pitchwarped vocals from such big names as Sunship > (the Sweet Female Attitude and Victoria Beckham > remixes are a treat for open-minded IDMers!) and > Artful Dodger. > > I think there is a lot of opportunity for 2step to > influence IDM, much like hip hop has. Back in 95, I'm > sure many of you (not all of you, so don't even > bother) would have frowned at the idea of hip hop > influenced IDM, save for what Autechre was doing... > the thought of a Prefuse73 is more what I'm thinking. > Now you have laptop geeks playing Cannibal Ox and > praising RZA for his production skills on the latest > Bobby Digital CD (hey, I'm guilty of the latter part, > even though I'm not a laptop geek...yet). > > Is it the poppy element of 2step that people dislike > so? Then why do people go ga-ga for copyright > violators like V/VM and the Tigerbeat6 crew? > > Many people on here would dis folk music (I was raised > on a steady diet of it), but Bogdan R. and Leafcutter > John have used it as an element in their music to > notable praise. > > Hey... jungle! Drum N Bass? Where didja think drill > and bass came from? Influences from other styles is > what has made IDM last as long as it has... anything > from acid house to musique concrete so far. Just look > at what Squarepusher has done with just two songs: "My > Red Hot Car" (from Go Plastic) and "Untitled" (from > the recent 12")... he's created some classic material > by taking to 2step formula and tweaking it to his > specs. > > But fine... my opinion is just one in the sea. But > don't be surprised when 2step is the electro of 2012, > and you're all sucking it off 'ardcore. > > -djgyn, forever > > P.S.- I still don't like electro, though admittedly, I > like Two Lone Swordsmen (and the Radioactive Man side > project, but I prefer the other Rotters Gold Club > singles to it). > > P.P.S.- Rotters Gold Club rules! > > > > > > ===== > ======= > "GASR" -(Accession recording artists)- > << http://gasr.net >> (updated November 2001) > << http://www.accession-records.de >> > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Send FREE video emails in Yahoo! Mail! > http://promo.yahoo.com/videomail/ > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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