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On Wed, 16 Apr 1997, it was written: ]I am by no means a huge NIN fan, but Reznor deserves a bit more respect that ]this. First of all, it's not like he's now adding "electronica-esque ]sequences" for the first time. Come on, PRETTY HATE MACHINE came out in 1989 ]and had keyboards all over the place, not to mention LeBlanc, Sherwood, and Yeah, Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" came out somewhere around 1978 and it had keyboards all over the place too...doesn't make it idm, does it? I've heard PHM, and not a single second was idm-ish except for the fact that he uses keyboards, etc. ...so it registers on the trusty idm-meter at around Smashing Pumpkins level.... ]End of sermon! :) Again I realise Reznor isn't an innovator, but he's always I can't take anyone seriously when they cater to the angst-filled teen goth crowd...will anyone deny that this is his agenda? [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][] [[ http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/idm.htm : 4 IDM IT S3M MOD go here ]] [[][][][ wrecktangle sez: "Walk softly and carry a big spliff." ][][][]] [][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][][]

wrecktangle writes:

quoted 2 lines Yeah, Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" came out somewhere around 1978 and it had

> Yeah, Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" came out somewhere around 1978 and it had > keyboards all over the place too...doesn't make it idm, does it?

you dare to blaspheme in the holy temple? any album with "the robots" on it qualifies as idm in my book!

quoted 3 lines I've

> I've > heard PHM, and not a single second was idm-ish except for the fact that he > uses keyboards, etc.

i dunno about that. the keith leblanc drum programming on "down in it" is pretty excellent. -- Jon Drukman jsd@gamespot.com SpotMedia Communications How the drunk and the maimed both are dragged forward out of the arena like a boneless Christ, one man under each arm, feet dragging, eyes on the aether. (David Foster Wallace/Infinite Jest)

At 11.26 97-04-17 -0700, someone wrote:

quoted 2 lines Yeah, Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" came out somewhere around 1978 and it had

>> Yeah, Kraftwerk's "Man Machine" came out somewhere around 1978 and it had >> keyboards all over the place too...doesn't make it idm, does it?

Hey mista! There are only three "IDM" albums: Autobahn. (1974) Die Mensch Maschine. (1978) Computerwelt. (1981) Everything else is just carbon copies. In one way or another. Yes. Cheers, Franz. ______________________________________________________________________ "Stötte på visdom hos en gammal tant, såg på TV om en elefant, skar mig i fingret på en papperskant, sen sjöng jag lite falskt. Jag lovar det är sant." ______________________________________________________________________