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Reading, John
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Date:
Fri, 6 Sep 2002 19:06:04 -0400
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RE: [idm] Electroclash - and other stuff
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I agree 100%. And that is part of the thing that upsets me the most. I love electro, that's why I'm so damn pissed that a lot (and it's a lot) of groups and fans don't know who these people are nor care. Plus, they are being duped. It's hard to make the blanket statements I've been saying as older groups are getting lumped in. And they certainly weren't writing songs about their Beverly hills condo (do I need repost that audio file). The real shit is being re-written, that's what chaps my ass.
quoted 57 lines what some people also need to realize is that "electroclash"> > what some people also need to realize is that "electroclash" > has been tagged > to a lot of music that's been in existence far longer than > the named fad. i > don't think it's fair to toss david carretta in the same camp > as louie > austen, nor do i think it's fair to throw anthony rother > anywhere near any > of the rest. rother's been making bad ass electro for years, > carretta does a > wide range of stuff from hard techno to more electro/kitschy > stuff. chicks > on speed are hardly a marketing plot given that potuznik and > rehberg did a > lot of their early production (which is pretty inaccessible, > and in my > opinion, brilliant!).... I-F, Alden Tyrell, Viewlexx etc..... > these are all > great producers whose music far transcends any sort of > novelty quality, I > think. > > while definitely some of these acts are cashing in on a > trend, many of them > have been at it for years and are finally reaping some > rewards from their > efforts. it may not be to everyone's taste but i don't think > it deserves to > be written off entirely as some cash crop wanna-be > conspiracy. some of it is > of more substance than others, but i think on the whole there > is a lot of > good music to be found once you get past the buzz words and > press photos... > > and honestly: i think that stilleben/bunker records guys > would laugh at the > idea that they are trying to cash in on their music in any genuinely > commercial way. > > > > m.mercer :: design + sound > design :: http://www.matthewmercer.com/ > sound :: http://www.mattmercer.com/ > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Chat with friends online, try MSN Messenger: http://messenger.msn.com > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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