At 05:16 PM 2/8/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>
>Has anybody else just about reached the end of
>their rope in tolerating _BAD_ IDM releases?
>t seems that an absolute flood of them are out
>ow, and while in past times people seemed a bit
>ore candid on the list about them, now it seems
>hen a release gets publicized and people buy it
>nd don't like it, they don't say anything, and so
>veryone else makes the same mistake of picking
>up and not liking it.
>
Matt, settle down...
What is bad to some is good to others. At any given
time, yes even back in the 'good old days' of idm, you
will have just as many people saying "there's nothing
but crap out now" as "there are tons of great records
out now."
I buy a lot of music each month and, yes, i do get
a lot of releases I dont like. But instead of spouting
off about how "bad" they are, i just dont talk about
them because just because I dont like it doesnt
mean that it's bad. And the same goes for you too
matt.
I dont consider it my job to rate releases. Instead
what I try to do is mention the handful of releases
that I particularly enjoy each month.
quoted 19 lines So, in order to do my part, here's some stuff that's gotten
>So, in order to do my part, here's some stuff that's gotten
>publicity lately that I found either average (or worse).
>
>most of the Schematic label releases
>most of the 20' to 2000 series
>Num Num: Unknown Sources 10" (Toytronic)
>Aspen: Are You That Retail Snob? CD (Involve)
>Gimmik: Random Access 12" (Worm Interface)
>Quench: A Journey Into Electronix CD (U-Cover)
>Schlammpeitziger: (long title I forget off-hand) LP (Entenpfuhl)
>Gamers In Exile: Whippin' Time 7" (Unbearable) - and to think I publicized
>this one!
>Iyunx Productions: The Duckie Dirty Bird EP 12" (Isophlux)
>Alder and Elius: Bionic Vagina 12" (Skam)
>Don't Dolby: Don't Dolby 05 CD (Gefriem)
>A. Krause: Schwellwert CD (BMB Labs)
>Broadcast: Echo's Answer 7" (Warp)
>Kit Clayton: Repetition and Nonsense CD (Drop Beat)
>Indio CD (Transmat)quoted 3 lines And I could go on and on like this (and intend to later). I just would like
>And I could go on and on like this (and intend to later). I just would like
>to encourage more _INTELLIGENT_, yet critical music
>discussion on this list. quoted 7 lines I don't want to name names, but
>I don't want to name names, but
>I think a lot of the people on here (especially radio show
>types) are afraid to say anything negative about a record
>because they know the producers and are either their
>friend (and don't want to hurt a friend) or don't want to stop
>getting free promos from the label. This sort of partisan
>musical criticism is only detrimental, dishonest and damaging.quoted 3 lines I, for one, am tired of being posed the choice of either missing
>I, for one, am tired of being posed the choice of either missing
>out on a release and never getting to hear it or having to spend
>$20 on a gamble.