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From:
William Samuels
To:
Benjamin McDonald ,
Date:
Fri, 20 Oct 2000 15:23:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
Re: [idm] we are all elitists.
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--- Benjamin McDonald <warpfan@hotmail.com> wrote:
quoted 6 lines whoa, just got off of long rant against errol from> > whoa, just got off of long rant against errol from > astralwerks, maybe he should post it here. a very > quick response to my rant post on one of the > reasons it sucks to live in america, aka the > dominance of astralwerks.
You see non-Americans we have our troubles over here too. Sure, we don't have to worry about scarcity of food, invasions, or ethnic cleansing. But damn it we will not stand for commercialized electronic music!!! Seriously, it sounds like the "dominance problem" may be due to your reliance on buying cds, or maybe a lack of quality record stores (avoid chain stores) in your area. There are more than enough labels out there releasing quality music. You just have to look for it, and it doesn't always come out on cd. So if you don't already have some turntables, you better get some.
quoted 4 lines i really wont reply to any more letters about that> i really wont reply to any more letters about that > rant, except you, errol(lucky). i stand by what i > say, and i love it if any debate has been touched > off by this, it is what we need.
Many years ago Astralwerks did have most of the best artists. That's not necessarily the case anymore. That's not slamming Astralwerks, electronic music has grown and with it tons of little labels have sprung up all over the place.
quoted 2 lines you need to be aware of what the label "electronic> you need to be aware of what the label "electronic > music" meens to most americans.
I think it's really different for everyone.
quoted 3 lines and, as i have been informed by someone, lets call> and, as i have been informed by someone, lets call > him "flynn", we are eletists for ripping on > commercial dancemusic.
Who cares? Are we all suppose to like the same thing? You like what you like. I never feel elitist because I boycott (or purchase) certain types of music, food, beer, etc. etc. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Messenger - Talk while you surf! It's FREE. http://im.yahoo.com/ --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org