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iteration zero
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Alan Lockett
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Date:
Wed, 11 Jan 2006 12:25:49 -0500
Subject:
Re: [idm] Recovery rock?
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On 1/11/06, Alan Lockett <Alan.R.Lockett@bristol.ac.uk> wrote:
quoted 16 lines Interested to see how people have attempted to describe Run_return's> > > Interested to see how people have attempted to describe Run_return's > music, > I found this: > > "Run_Return's Debut CD for n5MD references those blurry lines between > genres. Somewhere in this washed out space, Future-Jazz, Experimental > Electronica, and Recovery Rock all work together to create a focused > vision > of the future." > (excerpted from > <http://www.n5md.com/disco_template.php?catno=134>) > > Now here's a question for you regarding genre nomenclature: > What the hell is 'recovery rock'?
Think Alanis Morrisette - little self-referential vignettes about overcoming shitty times masquerading as songwriting. Apparently it's pretty big with 12 step program attendees and girls who just got dumped. Like many subgenres, there's a small legion of rabid fans that will defend it's uniqueness to the death. i0