I don't much care for the name electronica when speaking of Autechre, but
I'll be goddamned if I ever refer to their music as techno.
I think of electronica as MoM, and plaid and mabye orb and that kind of
stuff that you can dance to but has a little more art to it.
I needn't tell what I think of techno as.
On Tue, 26 Jun 2001, Anig Browl wrote:
quoted 25 lines From: Mark <mef@ecst.csuchico.edu>
> From: Mark <mef@ecst.csuchico.edu>
>
> > It's too late. The name is definitely associated with the genre (at
> > least in the states, in the UK it's still kosher to say 'electronica' to
> > describe non-house/trance music), and has been referenced in numerous
> > magazines, reviews, etc. It's here to stay, for better or for worse.
>
> In the states, 'electronica' seems to be a generic term for any kind of
> electronic music. I hate this word, it's like acoustic music is called
> 'acoustica' or rock is referred to as 'amplifica'. What the fuck is wrong
> with 'techno'? I think of autechre as techno. I will spare you the
> multi-paragraph rant on this obscure subject which I would like to write.
>
> Anig Browl
>
>
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