The thing that cheezes me off most about electronic music is that some of it's
fans want to share it with the world. I can't tell you how many
WHY ISN'T TECHNO POPULAR IN THE US?
discussions I've seen on Usenet. I enjoy the anonymity that comes along with
listening to electronica. I relish in the odd stares I receive from people
whenever I answer 'The Orb' to their question 'What's your favorite music
group?" Techno, and for the sake of this discussion, Autechre, serves as sort of
a private soundtrack for my life. It's *my* music, not anyone else's, and no one
can take it away from me.
I'm relieved that some of my favorite music artists such as Massive Attack,
Tricky, The Orb, AFX, Autechre and They Might Be Giants and others haven't made
it big in the States. The less rambling by mainstream music magazines, MTV
cultural pundits, and high school students, the better. Sure, it's somewhat
selfish, but I think this music is worth it.
Booth/Brown create some of the most romantic music I've ever heard. '444,'
'doctrine,' 'windwind,' 'silverside,' 'vltermx,' and 'nine' are wonderfully
orchestrated tunes. 'basscadet,' 'teartear,' and 'bad vilbel,' are wonderfully
irritating tunes. everything else represents a unique range of emotions from
ecstatic [scepe] to horny [lowride] to angry [teartear].
The release of _tri repetae_ has a special signifigance to me. I'm going through
the dullest time of my life right now, and I find _tri repetae_ to be just that,
dull. but, it's still good. there's a science to the dullness. [eutow is the
only real exception for me].
Hopefully, after finals, things won't be as dull as they are now. But there will
be plenty of reminicing when I listen to _tri repetae_, just as I think of the
night I met my first girlfriend whenever I hear 'perpetual dawn', or high school
prom whenever i pop in danny tenaglia's 'hard and soul,' my last night in new
orleans as a teenager when nirvana's 'come as you are' appears on the radio, to
my first rave whenever i hear 'chime.' my list is endless, and _tri repetae_ is
a welcome addition.
.grant.h.horne
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