well, there is one for raggae, one summer it was super hot in jamaica, too hot
to dance to ska comfortably, so they slowed it down, lots...
no joke
steve
Kelley Hackett wrote:
quoted 87 lines Well Shepard, u know the origin of it all doesnt fit into any one
> Well Shepard, u know the origin of it all doesnt fit into any one
> group......but so too with Jazz and Reggae....The capitalists and all those
> who agree, whether tacitly or blatantly, have extracted TECHNO, into many
> different forms.......However, and here is a lesson for ALL those who DONT
> know(should calculate out to 99.9% of ya), its all one scene........there is
> no separation from the Hip-hop!
> Its ONE........
>
> ---Im priming U muthafuckas for this.............
>
> Hk~!
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Michael Shepherd [mailto:shephrd@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Monday, May 15, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: idm
> Subject: [idm] Is there an Electronic Music Guide?
>
> Has anyone ever considered putting an Electronic Music Guide together? I
> thought All Music put one together, but I'm not too sure. I'm asking because
> I purchased Penguin's Jazz and Classical Music guides when I wanted to buy
> the "best " cds in those genres. In the end, those guides saved me a lot of
> time and money to get a hold of some great music. However, when I got into
> Electronic Music a few years ago, I had to scour various websites,
> newsgroups, mailing lists, and deja.com to find out what cds and lps I
> should buy.
>
> I know that there will always be differences in opinion about what's "good"
> and what's not. Even the term "good" is relative. However, over time, it
> does becomes more obvious that a larger percentage of people agree that John
> Coltrane's A Love Supreme or various lps by Duke Ellington and Miles Davis
> are masterpieces. Can't the same be done for Electronic Music?
>
> I guess another problem would be to decide which artists to include in the
> Guide and how to describe or categorize their music. The Penguin guides have
> the same problem, but they try to err on the side of inclusivity rather than
> exclusivity. However the Penguin Jazz guide excludes most Fusion work, but
> includes all of Miles' electric albums (Bitches Brew, etc.). That seems like
> a contradiction.
>
> Of course an Electronic Music guide should go as far back in time and
> include as much as possible: Stockhausen, Kraftwerk, etc. However, what
> about John Cage? Or all of the many obscure Fax, ambient, and noise artists?
> The guide would have to be the size of a telephone book to include all of
> these people. So, who gets exluded?
>
> Also, intead of categorizing, perhaps the guide should simply list the
> artists in alphabetical order. This may cause other problems, but I noticed
> that the Penguin guide alphabetizes instead of trying to classify Jazz
> artists in categories of Bebop, Hard Bop, Swing, Cool, Fusion, Latin, Big
> Band, etc.
>
> Finally, I think the biggest problem to overcome would be the sheer bulk of
> Electronic music that's good, but out of print. Penguin lists out of print
> material in case you're ever lucky enough to find a copy of something. I
> like that idea. However, Jazz Guides never review the thousands of 78's like
> the ones that Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie cut back in the 40's and
> 50's. Instead, Jazz Guides typically review a cd that has compiled these
> 78s. For example, Charlie Parker The Complete Savoy, Decca, Dial, Verve,
> etc. That would leave out a lot of great music from various Electronic
> artists who haven't had their old 12'"s and 7"s compiled onto a cd.
>
> And there's yet another dilemma. Should only cds be listed in the guide? The
> Penguin used to list lps and casettes, but they now restrict their guides to
> cds. That means that even more great electronic music will be left out.
>
> And how would you rate all of this? The four and five star system is very
> controversial. I always disagree with Penguin when my favorite cd gets a
> mere two stars. Oh well...
>
> So, is an Electronic Music Guide a good or bad idea? I think it would be a
> good idea, but I wanted to know what other people thought and if they think
> one will ever be done. If there is one currently available (like the All
> Music Guide to...?), where can I get it and is it any good?
>
> Thanks.
> --
> shephrd@earthlink.net | "...thita NK;"
> "...mechanically reclaimed by autechre..."
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