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From:
Eric Frans
To:
idm
Date:
Mon, 7 Apr 1997 17:56:44 -0700 (MST)
Subject:
Re: (idm) plaid/balil blah blah
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<Pine.OSF.3.95.970407175324.14688B-100000@engr.arizona.edu>
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Hail Lord of IDM!!!!!! ;) On Tue, 8 Apr 1997, sm@4th World wrote: } } btw heres my route into idm or wherever } } born in the ghetto 1971 } } 1972-1973 - said i constructed my own rattles and toys, but it was } really a wacky publicity stunt } 1974 - my dad used to play me 'autobhan' if i didnt eat my dinner up, } kraftwerk have subseqently had a traumatic effect on me at dinner time } ever since } 1976 - saw the sex pistols at the 100 club } 1977 - gave a copy of 'trans europe express' to ian curtis, thus } setting the wheels in motion for new order } 1978 - went to the bronx to check out kool dj herc and afrikka bambaata, } started up my own soundsystem with my dads gramaphone & e.l.o. records } 1979 - brought the first rap records into the uk, dropped them at customs, } thus inventing 'scratching' } 1980 - dissed rap as too commercial & invented electro } 1981 - dissed electro as too commercial & invented post rap-electro } 1982 - suggested to new order that they should be making disco records } 1983 - dunno } 1984 - sex crime!! (err bad joke) } 1985 - 1986 - invented acid house in an inspired moment } 1987 - went to shoom to see rampers, oakey, coxy, wevvers etc & got } right on one! (matey!) } 1988 - invented detroit techno (derrick may ripped off all my best riffs) } 1989 - 1992 - avoided fuckers with lightsticks & altern 8 face masks } 1993 - 1997 - joined the retirement home for ex football hooligans } } if this isnt true i dont know what is | E r i c | [mail] franse@engr.arizona.edu | | F r a n s | [web] http://intermix.engr.arizona.edu/~franse | "Make the events occur that you want to occur" - The Black Dog