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From:
Pete Ashdown
To:
Tosh
Cc:
Intelligent Dance Music
Date:
Fri, 25 Aug 1995 13:09:35 -0600 (MDT)
Subject:
Re: IDM is too tame
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Tosh said once upon a time:
quoted 6 lines formula that needs to be avoided, or else it will all stagnate. People>formula that needs to be avoided, or else it will all stagnate. People >like de Gaia or Moby, or KLF, and even the ORB have all found a niche. >They are professional at what they do, but they lose their edge. The de >Gaia track really sorta bugged me, because it was only one step from a >Deep Forest track (it sounded like a middle-eastern bazzarre), and I >think most agree that Deep Forest is pretty middle of the road IDM.
I think I understand what you're saying in that we're getting a whole lot of "sameness" and not a lot of innovation. I remember when I first started getting into this stuff, and industrial before that and just slobbering over everything I could find. It all sounded so fresh and wonderful. Needless to say, I haven't done that in a while. Last Saturday I DJ'ed for a rave here where I did sort of a Lee Newman tribute (I she really dead? Anyone? Anyone?). I had more people coming over to me asking what the titles were on three year old GTO and Church of Ecstasy stuff than I have ever had on any recent IDM.