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josh23
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Mon, 26 Sep 2005 20:17:24 -0700
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Re: [idm] fashion question
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damn. i was just going to say, "i thought it was black shirts and pants and a questionable sense or personal hygiene." but you just dropped the most fashion conscious post i think i've ever seen on any electronic music mailing list ever. also: i want one of those midi cuffs.
quoted 72 lines Well, as for the accessory-part...I started a jewelry-line inspired> Well, as for the accessory-part...I started a jewelry-line inspired > by my brief circuit-bending foray a few years back called Zelle (re: > "Quantazelle's jewelry"), featuring things like Capacitor Necklaces, > Diode Bracelets, and Cat5-cable necklaces & bracelets (which are a > hit over at Thinkgeek). I wear my own stuff all the time and friends > of mine who are DJs / electronic musicians / programmers have been > really into the MIDI Cuffs and the Cat5 Bracelets. You can check it > out at http://www.zellestyle.com/catalog and http://www.fractalspin.com. > > As for clothing-fashion, I've noticed at IDMish / minimal-techno / > glitchy-etc shows in Chicago & Detroit that the "style" has a > spectrum. At one end it overlaps with the indierawk-hipster thing > [Energie?, Adidas, Gstar,--maybe pick up BPM, XLR8R, Urb, etc and > check it out], or the "hip graphic designer" casual-swankness > [French Connection, Diesel, J.Lindeberg] thing, with the occasional > industrial holdover, and then the somwhere-in-between-those with > edgier brands (that I personally dig) like Nucleostar, Illig, > Lithium, Geek Boutique, and some of the grown-up skater brands like > Hurley & Volcom. And then there's always the anti/fashion of white / > black tshirt & jeans [ugh, American App.]. Oh and there is a higher > male-ratio, but you are all probably aware of that already. > > My personal style (not representative of all the females) involves more > sleek, edgy Canadian-design stuff [Kitchen Orange, Snug, Bodybag, Fiction] > in black or gray (big fan of Mudshark Streetwear in Toronto). As for > shoes I heart Diesel & Rocket Dog. > > So there ya go--not necessarily the definitive fashion guide, but > it's what I've noticed, anyway. > > -liz > > Liz McLean Knight > [root@localhost]# > FON: 773.251.9984 > FAX: 816.817.7140 > EML: liz@subvariant.com > AIM: quantazelle > ICQ: 284786077 > PHP: http://www.subvariant.com > > OUT SOON: > VA: Subvaritrax™ [SUBV002] > SUBVARITRAX™ is a new form of treatment for Sonic Mediocrity Overexposure > (SMO). SUBVARITRAX™ works by providing a mix between > emotionally-poignant-yet-sonically-dense IDM, and scientifically > formulated, provocatively glitchy minimal techno. With contributions > from Quench (Funckarma), Ochre, Tim Koch, edIT, Kero, Matthew Mercer > and others, SUBVARITRAX™ is a new type of neurostimulant proven to > help people with SMO as well as being an enjoyable listen in its own > right. Ask your provider if SUBVARITRAX™ is right for you. > > OUT NOW: > Quantazelle: Coaster [SUBV001] > "...It’s a solid, more-than-competent release. The bulk of the 12 tracks > here work straight from the classic Warp playbook, with skittering rhythms > indebted to Amber-era Autechre before the pair’s beats went all > algorhythmic on us" -GROOVES > > "...The music is exquisitely complex and abstract, with elements of > electronic and acoustic instrumentation constantly set on a collision > course with found sounds and sharp pseudo-industrial beat > structures...superbly unique and creative, yet captivating and > engaging"-THE MILK FACTORY > > -------------------------------------------------------------------- > mail2web - Check your email from the web at > http://mail2web.com/ . > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
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