Well said. I mean if you come to the people you get something from them.
This something actually affects you directly and your music is not yours
anymore... Unlikely that most of the current idm scene needs influence from
outside. Hail to originality.
Alien
np. Animals on Wheels "Nuvol i cadira"
----- Original Message -----
From: Drusca <andrei@world.std.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 8:14 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] urb and integrity, yech..
) Oh come on Rjyan ! Are you saying that people who tend to be reclusive
) and introverted lack ambition and are underachievers ?
)
) God help IDM if extroverts like Kid606 are its spokespersons to the rest
) of the world !
) (that isn't meant to sound so dramatic)
)
) I don't know, personally I don't give a shit about IDM's popularity. I
) don't think people who buy Third Eye Matchbox 182 records would help out
) the IDM community in any way besides financially. Call me arrogant and
) elitist, I don't care. I prefer things small and tightknit and where
) quality control is prevalent. I don't really believe in "the people" and
) making music for "the people" and all that. Maybe that's cuz I grew up
) under communism and I've seen what this "for the people" shite comes to in
) reality. Hope this doesn't sound like I don't have a lot of compassion for
) other people, cuz I certainly do, I just mean that I don't believe in the
) "masses".
)
) Andrei
)
)
) On Tue, 26 Sep 2000, Rjyan Kidwell wrote:
)
) > > Somebody e-mailed the other day asking why something like Proem isn't
) > > getting the coverage that Kid is. Well, it's pretty obvious to me.
) > >
) > > Could you see Proem opening for Fantomas? Could you see kids who were
) > > into punk and now looking for something to listen to getting into
Proem?
) > >
) > > IDM artists make it a habit to be introverted and camera shy. I've
) > > never seen a picture of Proem in my life.
) >
) > fucking a, right on.
) > like it or not, there are electronic music artists with *ambition*.
artists
) > who believe enough in this little scene to want to tell other people
about
) > it, people who might not otherwise get the chance to hear it.
) >
) > i'll never get tired of saying this: fuck an underachiever
hide-in-my-cave
) > aesthetic.
) >
) > i think the scene is MORE than ready for experimental electronic music
) > artists who talk. to other people.
)
)
)
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