Re: (idm) Damon in "not chuffin' bothered" outburst!
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In a message dated 96-12-10 08:21:03 EST, you write:
<< >"When music is divorced from its subcultural context, it suffers from the
meaning-deficit that vitiates all art-for-art's-sake activity. "
>>
Hmmmm... I would have to agree if it's in the context of a Michael Bolton
techno remix by the balding wonder himself - just because techno is this cool
new thing he and his fans see as hip. If on the other hand it is in the
context of - Well it's not (in this case) from Detroit, than it's not really
"Techno" because it's out of it's geographical and demographic context.
That's just plain silly.
In previous generations this may have been true. Now with the distribution
of music and the ease in which people can find out about it, those lines have
been erased. Music culture these days is international.
Eric