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for the record, no disrespect to you, ed c, was intended. this punk-to-pop problem isn't going to get solved any other way than feet stamping, or making the music oneself. But it just starts the cycle all over again...if the music is palatable in a certain way. I'd be the first to tell ya, it's not about the money for a lot of these artists. but, if new exciting music is to crop up - we've got to cough up the 5-spot, go to a gig and actually *buy* the record. in hind-sight, it's clear I'm preaching to the choir. so, I guess my point is mute. which may render it a rant -- regardless, it is difficult to know, decide, especially insist that something is *good*, you're all right, it happens on this list every day. arbiters of all ages have ruined entire movements this way, or in the worst cases the glut has killed 'potential' movements. I recognise it's frustrating, but the search to find an artist or three to compete at the same level as boc, ae, rdj, squarepusher seems a little desperate - perhaps the expectation is too high. I imagine we're all very lucky to have been alive and aware enough to notice these folks work at all. fewer people are actually paying attention and or doing 'good work' than we seem to think are. it's a small club, right? as far as the next big thing is concerned...when she comes, we'll know it, no need to ask. and no, I'm not talking about bjork, but she's all right in my book. I hope for her a sort of reverse engineering, the opposite of what ed c mentioned, where the pop sensation recedes into the genesis of her talent, becoming entirely too weird, opaque, and nearly unlistenable. it could happen, she made a baby with matt barney after all. before you know it, she'll be auto-sodomising on the grammy she'll get and *really* freak out the fcc. thanks for reading j e m --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org