quoted 6 lines Trent makes an interesting point in his interview. If memory serves, he's> Trent makes an interesting point in his interview. If memory serves, he's
> become interested with drum'n'bass and electronica because rock has become
> boring. There's something nasty to be said about trend-hoppers who are
> getting into Orbital and Prodigy because it's "the Next Big Thing," but I
> don't see something wrong with changing one's focus or interests because
> what they enjoyed in the past has now become irritating.
The problem is that most of us realized that "rock [and Industrial] has
become boring" about 5 years ago. If Trent had put out a Techno album
in 1992, it would have been interesting. Doing Drum n' Bass in '97 is
guaranteed to raise cries of "bandwagon jumper!", even if it *is* his
current infatuation. (I'm still trying to get past the fact that the
non-Dn'B bits of "Perfect Drug" sound like the same ol' same ol', and
the video is still drenched in Goff imagery that I tired of long ago ... )
[ Very cool playlist elided. Musta terrorized those Christian Texans (-: ]
I'm actually quite interested in this whole U.S. "Techno next big thing!
Prodigy! Chemical Brothers! Underworld! OK, OK, Orbital too! And ... uh,
wait, are there any more?" upswell. It seems to have appeared virtually
out of nowhere. Did it really begin with the MTV Executive Decision and
announcement? Does anybody remember?
- Greg