you may have IDM confused with 911.
i called them a long time ago. do you see how late they're reactin'?
On Jun 7, 2004, at 9:27 AM, ::dtnl:: wrote:
quoted 84 lines IDM is a fucking joke.> IDM is a fucking joke.
>
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> From: "Sebastien Dalphond" <dalphond@hybride.com>
> To: "IDM Mailing list" <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Monday, June 07, 2004 5:22 PM
> Subject: [idm] Mutek rant
>
>
>> The Mutek festival was again, very entertaining. Who wants to say
> something
>> about the festival?
>>
>> While I didn't attend much of the shows (2 nights only), I want to say
>> something about the saturday night evening:
>>
>> 1) Donna Summer is a unique character that deserves to play in such a
>> festival, but SURELY not during that particular night. His music is
>> experimental and I am a fan of his earlier releases. Saturday night
>> was
> the
>> first time that Mutek had an all-night show. To name a few artists
>> on the
>> list: Herbert (DJ), Crackhaus, Rip Off Artist, Isolee. Now I don't
>> know
> why
>> Donna Summer was inserted directly in the middle of the night.
>>
>> Ok, I admit it, I was the first to cheer when D. Summer came onstage,
>> but
>> wasn't expecting this kind of set: a moutain of distorted samples
> completely
>> mashed and way to loud & fast, completely killed the crowd (about a
>> third
> of
>> the crowd left). Oh, and his attitude onstage is quite lamentable.
>> Shouting insults to the crowd, telling everyone he felt like it was
> Toronto
>> because nobody would react to his tunes (can't thing of anything good
>> to
>> say, at least don't start dissing Toronto people), and then coming
>> back
> for
>> an unwanted encore (people boo'ed at some point). And I'm pretty sure
> that
>> Eric Mattson knew that this would happen, but didn't care (was it too
>> hard
>> to include DS the same night Errorsmith played, for instance?). Which
>> brings me to the second point.
>>
>> 2) Eric Mattson is, along with Alain Mongeau (the founder and
>> organizer of
>> Mutek, which I truely admire), the only guy at programming. He has a
>> huge
>> collection of records, and usually a valid opinion about what goes on
>> in
> the
>> IDM scene. Did a lot for Montreal. But his personal tastes get in
> conflict
>> with the festival, and I don't think it's the best approach. I'm not
> saying
>> that DS should not have been there (although does he deserve it?),
>> just
>> maybe on another showcase.
>>
>> poussinfrais
>>
>> And if any of you wonder who was dancing onstage right next to
>> Herbert,
>> attending his own private show, it was Mr. Mattson.
>>
>>
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