Re: (idm) Re: Drum'n'Bass for Trent + Other Things
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quoted 4 lines Great points! It all feels like some grand experiment, with the "MTV>
>Great points! It all feels like some grand experiment, with the "MTV
>Generation" as the guinea pigs. And it's being marketed almost
>perfectly, because while the average music-buying, MTV-watching kid
may
quoted 3 lines be reluctant to lay out 15 bucks for the new Prodigy, Orbital or LTJ>be reluctant to lay out 15 bucks for the new Prodigy, Orbital or LTJ
>Bukem, they'd probably be more willing to shell out cash for similar
>(albeit watered down) versions of the style from a more familiar
"brand
quoted 4 lines name" like U2, David Bowie or even NIN.>name" like U2, David Bowie or even NIN.
>
>I'm really interested to see what happens (at least commercially) with
>U2's "Discotheque," Bowie's "Little Wonder" and others that straddle
the
quoted 2 lines line between rock and IDM. Maybe next year at this time we'll see>line between rock and IDM. Maybe next year at this time we'll see
>14-year-old kids walking out of Sam Goody with the newest Chemical
Bros.
quoted 4 lines single in hand! It could happen!>single in hand! It could happen!
>
>-Peter
>
Umm.....This is already happening. The Chemicals are already in the
process of becoming huge in the US......they are even an MTV buzz clip.
I'll be impressed when those same 14 yr olds are walking out with
something like Jega or Cylob.
ROB