On Wednesday, 5 February, 1997 6:11 AM Eric Appelt wrote...
To: idm@hyperreal.com
Subject: (idm) Re: Nonsense about NIN, Bowie, etc.
quoted 4 lines People are really going to like this electronic music. I remember when I
> People are really going to like this electronic music. I remember when I
> first got into it, even the worst crap would blow my mind. Sometimes I still
> have a hard time separating the good from the bad. How can someone who has
> never heard breakbeat or d&b tell if a songwriter is drawing from cliches? quoted 1 line Help the newcomers!
> Help the newcomers!
Quite right here, think that we (who have been around) have the luxury of hindsight in that we are more in touch with the roots of IDM, techno et al. It pisses me off to hear people (incl. intelligent & creative types) fawn over a "new sound" when not only is it something that has become pastiche or cliched, but also totally mainstream. Education is the key. But you try and educate someone in 1992 about our music and no-one wants to know. Give it 2-3 years the f.king Chem Bro's stride onto the scene with total bullshite and everyones into the "new sound". Gimme a break(beat ;->). Thanks to the commercial scene, I've found that our music is more accessible than it was 3 years ago...
Matthew D. Smith
http://chilloutroom.eskom.co.za:8080/