No one was complaining about self-promotion. Most folks actually weren’t
even wanting to unsubscribe. It definitely hasn’t been going on a while
every year. I’ve been on this list for 25 years and I haven’t laughed this
much over this list ever. I’m happy to know it’s still a community. I’m
also happy how many people it’s brought out of the woodwork.
Talk about listening to a loud minority.... geez.
On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:33 PM Baptiste Bacot <baptiste.bacot@gmail.com>
wrote:
quoted 82 lines Hey Morgan, coda27, and everybody,
> Hey Morgan, coda27, and everybody,
>
> This has been going on for a while every year or so. If you need to
> unsubscribe just feel free to do it, it's the first hit on google when you
> type in IDM mailing list <http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/>. I don't
> think you're that digitally impaired if you are able to send an email.
>
> If you don't want to bother yourself with a google search, here are the
> links to unsubscribe:
> Normal Version Unsubscribe - idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> Digest Version Unsubscribe - idm-digest-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
> All you need to do is to send a blank email to the above addresses. I'm
> about to do it for you actually.
>
> I think we would all be grateful if this kind of requests came to an end.
> We could all peacefully enjoy our thing.
>
> Also, don't hesitate to share your music findings, I'm sure we would all
> benefit from your messages, as we probably are all music lovers *in
> general*. This mailing list also belongs to you in a way, so feel free to
> broaden the scope, or to share on a weekly basis the music you enjoyed.
>
> Yes, there is some self-promotion, and so what? How does this differ from
> you opening any social media and getting spammed with ads every 3 posts,
> except there are big companies behind, aggressively targeting your ass on
> behalf on the events you log in on their servers several times a day, which
> are getting through their recommendation algos? Just do what you need to do
> at some point.
>
> Best,
>
> Le jeu. 18 mars 2021 à 21:52, Morgan Failure <krackrocksteady@gmail.com>
> a écrit :
>
>> I agree. For the most part. I’ve been on this list for about 25 years now
>> and to tell you the truth, seeing the times change and the general content,
>> the self-promotion is great but there is absolutely nothing wrong with
>> keeping the old discussions of the genre alive. The genre may have blown up
>> past this point but it’s not like you can just go into it a typical music
>> store and say hey, where is your IDM section? It’s not even very easy to
>> find people that know what IDM is so I think that’s kind of indicative
>> there is still absolutely a use for a discussion group. I’m still finding
>> out about new music all the time through this list and it’s not just
>> subscribers.
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:45 PM c. jones <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I've been on this list for almost a good 2 decades now and to reiterate
>>> what someone else said, I do think this is the most action it's seen lol.
>>> It's also tempting me to come up with a track this week and wanting to
>>> promote it through the list just for the sake of shitposting.
>>>
>>> I've never really been bothered by the content here full-on knowing I
>>> can unsub. I also expected the content to change some in that when I signed
>>> up to the list, that was like almost 20 years ago when the question was
>>> "omg how ever am i going to find out about new aphex? this music is still
>>> so obscure & cutting edge!" and only parts of the internet knew or cared
>>> back then and it was still not much of a thing. Which is funny, because
>>> obviously the internet knows everything now and is very much a thing.
>>>
>>> So for me, this list isn't really about keeping up with the old guard,
>>> it's more about self-promotion at this point because all the IDM we know
>>> about we don't need mailing lists for, as the genre has blown up past that
>>> point.
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From:* Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com>
>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 16, 2021 09:41
>>> *To:* IDM <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>
>>> *Subject:* Re: Can I unsubscribe please.
>>>
>>> jeez guys. I sincerely appreciate all your gratitude. while many fearful
>>> artists have done whatever they can to distance themselves from this
>>> list/the harmless+hilarious term "idm", I have always known in my heart
>>> that the idm list is good.
>>> If this thread has brought you enjoyment, perhaps you will also like
>>> https://mustfinish.bandcamp.com/album/nixy
>>>
>>> bowing. doffing top hat. blowing kisses.
>>> -rk
>>>
>>