In a message dated 11/02/00 7:19:07 segal@altpress.com writes:
quoted 1 line Poll Faq: This list reflects the top 10 favourite releases of 1999 by
> >> Poll Faq: This list reflects the top 10 favourite releases of 1999 by
all
quoted 1 line those sent in their votes. Therefore it only represents the most
> >> those sent in their votes. Therefore it only represents the most
popular
quoted 35 lines releases for this population and should not be taken as a comprehensive
> >> releases for this population and should not be taken as a comprehensive
> IDM
> >> top 10.
> >
> >I would like to emphasize this point; in fact, none of the releases on my
> >list were represented on the final list (ah, the tyranny of democracy).
> >My ballot was as follows:
> >
> >Lithops "Blasmusik/Intendo" 7" (Robot)
> >David Maranha _Piano Suspenso_ CD (Sonoris)
> >Pure "The End of Vinyl" 3" CD (Mego)
> >Seiji Nagai + [alpha] _Electronic Noise Improvisation 1999_ (Doppelganger)
> >Spring Heel Jack "The Sound of Music" (Tugboat)
> >Various Artists _I'm So Bored with the USA_ LP (Diskono)
> >Bionaut _Friends_ CD (EMI/Harvest/Eat Raw)
> >Atsushi Tominga "056" 7" (Meeuw Muzak)
> >Tarkatak "Skarva/Oroa" 7" (Drone Records)
> >Sack + Blumm CD (Tom)
>
> Nor did any of my top 10 make the IDM-l's most popular selections.
> >From this I take some minor satisfaction. Below are my
> tops (pretty arbitrary, really; another 30-40 releases
> could've made it on any other given day).
>
> 01 Datach'i- 10110101 (rec+play) (Caipirinha)
> 02 Depth Charge- Lust (DC)
> 03 Hidenobu Ito- Bedroom In The Cage (NS-COM)
> 04 Crank- Wanton Phenomena (Mille Plateaux)
> 05 Neina- Formed Verse (Mille Plateaux)
> 06 Eardrum- Last Light (Leaf)
> 07 Req- Daily Beats series (Skint)
> 08 Khan- Blue Pool (Super-8)
> 09 Riow Arai- Mind Edit (Soup Disk)
> 10 Frank Bretschneider- Rand (Mille Plateaux)
>
There are a lot of very good releases that did not make it into the top 10
'99 poll. That's why this is only a top 10 list, not a top 20 or 50. It is to
highlight the 10 most voted for releases from all who did so. In fact
Aspen's releases on Involve just missed out on being included. It would have
been the most obscure release on the list, coming from New Zealand. The
obvious reason why none of your voted releases made the top 10 was that no
one else really sent in any significant votes for any of them. But even
though your votes may have been outliers, I appreciate them anyway.
A_Zed
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