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From:
Matt Woodard
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Date:
Mon, 06 Oct 1997 15:14:24 PDT
Subject:
Re: No NIN Please (Re: (idm) MBM & Luke Vibert)
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<19971006221425.8094.qmail@hotmail.com>
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quoted 4 lines Is it such a rarity for IDMers to like NIN? (That's a legitimate>> Is it such a rarity for IDMers to like NIN? (That's a legitimate >> question, I'm new around here. :-) NIN is part of what made me aware >> that this music was out there. >2 reasons why NIN isn't IDM:
Umm, I know perfectly well that NIN isn't IDM. I wondered if that many IDMers really found NIN distasteful, since I see jabs at Trent's work every time anything relating to Nothing is brought up.
quoted 1 line 1) IDM conveys a variety of emotions; NIN conveys "I hate myself & want>1) IDM conveys a variety of emotions; NIN conveys "I hate myself & want
to
quoted 1 line die while either degrading or being degraded".>die while either degrading or being degraded".
That's not all NIN seems to convey... but I'll shut up now since I'm way off topic. :-)
quoted 2 lines 2) IDM doesn't sound like rot n' roll; NIN is rock tarted up with some>2) IDM doesn't sound like rot n' roll; NIN is rock tarted up with some >electronics.
Yup, but who ever claimed that it was anything else?
quoted 1 line I see no reason to discuss Mr.Reznor or his music on this list.>I see no reason to discuss Mr.Reznor or his music on this list.
It seems to me that the Perfect Drug EP fits this list's topic reasonably. As for the rest, I agree. -Matt +----------------------------------+ | Matt Woodard | | mtwoodard@hotmail.com | | http://rio.atlantic.net/~woodard | +----------------------------------+ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com