On 17 Feb 99, Michael Upton wrote re: Re: (idm) This Sex Which Is Not One:
quoted 2 lines The trends can pretty much be directly applied to non-academic> The trends can pretty much be directly applied to non-academic
> stuff, eg idm, particularly trip-hop.
What is this taboo with the word TR*P-H*P?
Why has it become such a no-no, unhip, way uncool category?
How, in fact, do 'we' define trip-hop? To me, it started with the first
s/t Portishead album - or am I off beam here? I think I like trip hop!
I know we all hate categorisation, but I would appreciate if you
could post what *you* consider trip-hop, what its parameters or
essential recognisable features are - then I can put it in a box, a
mental compartment for easy access and reference and decide
from there whether to asterisk it in future, or to write it out boldly.
;-)
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