quoted 6 lines I have to agree with Gonzi, it's pretty obvious this guy has no clue about
>I have to agree with Gonzi, it's pretty obvious this guy has no clue about
>electronica or what it's "supporters" think is the good stuff. I mean, we
>are the "supporters" as he calls us, and we certainly (at least the
>majority) don't think that The Prodigy, Chemical Bros. and whatever the heck
>Eric Clapton's techno project is called is what we believe to be good
>electronica.
What makes good "Electronica" is quite besides the point, isn't it ?
What sells and what is likely to "save the record industry". That is
what the article was about, not what you and I happen to think is good
music. God knows the stuff I buy isn't going to buy any record exec a
limo. That's the only reason I suggest you cut the guy some slack. He
wasn't repeat WAS NOT attempting to introduce anybody to anything
culturally significant (in our eyes and ears). He was writing about the
MTV Amp show having triggered a massive industry frenzy and basically
what a joke that was. He was writing about BIG business.
quoted 1 line I never even heard of some of the groups mentioned.
> I never even heard of some of the groups mentioned.
That's okay, I still haven't even heard the Macarena or the Spice Girls.
Didn't even know who they were until it was a major part of US culture.
quoted 5 lines Personally, I thought the article with AFX in Newsweek was better, sure it
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>Personally, I thought the article with AFX in Newsweek was better, sure it
>had Prodigy and chem. Bros, but it also had AFX, Orbital, FSOL.. three
>pretty good examples of electronica. Also had Josh Wink and Daft Punk, good
>examples of IDM. (daft punk is house = not electronica? anyone?)
IDM ? excuse me ? C'mon man, the article WASN'T ABOUT OUR FAVORITE
MUSIC. It was about Mall Shit, big sellers etc. Next years
Lollapalooza. The term electronica under the current media fascination
refers to anybody with a bunch of electronics and a kind of DJ heritage.
ie. yes Daft Punk is electronica under that definition. Sorry,
Electronica used to mean kind of pure electronic (art) music that wasn't
neccessarily for dancing. I liked that definition myself, but now the
word has gone elsewhere and there ain't shit we can do about it. (and
why should we care ?)
Ok, now I'll shut up :) Enjoy the real music y'all.
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