That's precisely it. I find that he substitutes the UK rave scene
for EDM in general. The US appears as a historically distant point
of origin and then reappears as an afterthought in the US version of
his book. And the rest of the world outside the UK and US is pretty
much invisible. Admittedly, Reynolds is writing from his own
experience, but the book is marketed as a history, not a memoir.
Also, he seems to be working on a kind of philological model where
there are a few "stemma" original styles from which everything
blossoms. I liked Chris' narrative because EDM/IDM is seen to be in
dialogue with other concurrent styles.
werd
Luis
On Sep 5, 2005, at 8:00 AM, David Sim wrote:
quoted 32 lines Well written! I like the historical narrative you provide that lays>> Well written! I like the historical narrative you provide that lays
>> "indie" and electronic genres side by side. It provides a nice
>> alternative to the Simon Reynolds school of EDM history.
>>
>
> Does Simon Reynolds have a school of EDM history? The most I've
> seen him lay claim to was a history of the UK rave scene...
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> David
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