On Fri, 10 Jan 1997, Alex Reynolds wrote:
]4) Where are the women? I've seen one woman (hello, Helen) take
]exceptional interest in what goes on here. Is there something about the
]trainspotting, property-owning aspect of idm that is particularly inviting
]to the men? Woo-hoo, a limited edition of someone whose name ends with
]the letter 'x' (hey, maybe I should put out a limited edition) gotta buy,
]buy, buy so I can brag, brag, brag.
More men than women listen to idm for the same reason more men than
women like to stick their heads under the hoods of their cars when
something goes wrong. There's an intense, convoluted process going on in
each and men are culturally (or otherwise) predisposed to desiring an
understanding of that process (or at least pretending they do).
Still, I've turned a couple ex-girlfriends of mine on to Aphex, Autechre
and such...and I do not exaggerate when I say that almost *every* girl
I've ever played one of Aphex's "Selected Ambient Works" discs for has
loved it.
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