quoted 6 lines hehe...no one sees it. The revolution has already started.> hehe...no one sees it. The revolution has already started.
>
> The fact that a group with such wide popular appeal as Radiohead can take
> autechre and aphex twin disks into the studio as inspiration IS IMPORTANT.
> THAT is the important piece here, not whether or not your mother likes
> autechre.
OK Computer received massive critical acclaim. They made a few videos which
were played on MTV because of the music press. You cannot deny that hype
contributed to sales quite a bit. They managed to go platinum. Their next
album (Kid A) will sell quite a bit no matter what it is. Of course the
label is going to release it, because they want to make money. They refuse
to release it, Radiohead go find another label who makes said money.
Radiohead have artistic freedom because of sales. Kid A will sell quite a
bit because of the expectation. Will it sell as much as OK Computer?
Probably not, but who knows. If they followed Kid A with an even more
experimental album, would it sell as much? Probably not, but again who
knows. Without MTV exposure I guarantee they will do less in the US.
quoted 3 lines Hell, my parents still look out for that new neil diamond album when they> Hell, my parents still look out for that new neil diamond album when they
> hit the record store. They are not my target influence and they should not
> be measured as the target audience.
Don't believe anyone mentioned 'parents'. So what exactly should the target
audience be? Older people should be discounted because?
quoted 4 lines How many commercials on TV everyday sing IDM into the homes of the world?> How many commercials on TV everyday sing IDM into the homes of the world?
> MTV gave IDM a late-night show (which, admittedly, is where I wanted it
> anyway). Movies are overrun with soundtracks of this stuff. Magazines are
> dedicated, or have significant portions of their content dedicated, to
IDM.
quoted 2 lines The internet (arguably the most important media of our generation) is> The internet (arguably the most important media of our generation) is
> flooded with IDM and electronic music.
Commercials use it as uncredited backing music...big deal. MTV has
withdrawn the show and sent it to MTV2 for an even smaller audience to
enjoy. The internet is flooded with information about anything you could
possibly imagine. Yes it's an absolutely fantastic thing, but I'm sure I
could find a few websites about Llama Racing as well.
quoted 3 lines The revolution has already started. The fact that you can complain that> The revolution has already started. The fact that you can complain that
> Radiohead's new album isn't IDM-ENOUGH, and we all understand what you're
> talking about, should be proof enough.
I don't recall anyone complaining it wasn't 'IDM-ENOUGH'. No clue what that
even means really.
quoted 2 lines As for the foundation of this discussion...if you measure validity by how> As for the foundation of this discussion...if you measure validity by how
> much your parents or some people you once met like an album, you're
missing
quoted 1 line the boat. It's just cool that autechre or RDJ can influence more> the boat. It's just cool that autechre or RDJ can influence more
mainstream
quoted 2 lines bands. What more do you want? A grammy? Maybe someday Autechre'll win a> bands. What more do you want? A grammy? Maybe someday Autechre'll win a
> grammy? Do you think they care? Why do you?
Not sure where you jumped to these conclusions. One band's lead singer
listened to some Warp stuff, liked it, and ended up influencing two tracks
on their new album. I don't see this as leading to 'frat boys blasting out
Autechre from their SUVs'.
If it doesn't matter if they win a grammy (mainstream) then why does it
matter that they influenced a mainstream band?
-Nathan
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