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On 26 September 2014 17:19, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 146 lines > http://enoughrec.bandcamp.com/album/duality
> ;)
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> speaking of
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> i would love to release something on pertin-nce, maybe ill try to send
> them some stuff again sometime :)
>
>
> Clint Anderson
> Systems Engineer
>
> On Fri, Sep 26, 2014 at 10:15 AM, Basma O <basma.o@gmail.com> wrote:
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>> It is very interesting to point that out actually, first things come to
>> mind are the netlabels that I was introduced to through the list...
>>
>> I usually go to Enough Records almost always as a first stop, then
>> deffintely pertin-nce for me, where I'd be looking for that random track or
>> that, I don't usually hear what comes out unless its on my soundcloud
>> stream... oops.. some list members have great streams as well..
>>
>> On 26 September 2014 15:38, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Sham has a good point in that when you go from artist A, to his mate who
>>> did a remix, artist B, to his neighbor who he did a split with, artist C,
>>> yes, you're probably going to find three artists you like, HOWEVER, you're
>>> going to find three artists who probably share a lot of equipment,
>>> techniques, and style, not because they are bad or uncreative, but just
>>> because of convenience, circumstance, and personalities.
>>> You do have to make that leap at some point...
>>> As for art without compromise, the first thing that comes to mind when
>>> you say that is net labels, which exist still in a huge profusion, giving
>>> away huge amounts of great music -- yet I myself am guilty of ignoring a
>>> lot of their output for commercial labels, and why is that? I've tried to
>>> analyze my own motives, and all I can really come up with is that there is
>>> a sense, mostly artificial, that if someone is putting money behind
>>> something, it must somehow be better, or have passed some grade of
>>> quality. I mean we are all sitting here talking about WARP, why is that?
>>> We all know there are literally a hundred net labels we could right now go
>>> download comparable quality of music from, have way more options, and not
>>> even PAY anything for most of it, or pay what we want.
>>> Obviously, a lot of us grew up with The Black Dog, Aphex, Autechre,
>>> Boards of Canada, etc, at a time when internet music, bandwidth and storage
>>> space really, was limited, and people who had thrown all their money and
>>> time into building studios had a huge advantage as far as the quality of
>>> music they could create, and they needed a return on their investment to
>>> eat and live. So we're always going to buy music from our old favorites
>>> from Warp or whoever is selling it, but I feel like there is a real block
>>> as far as artists gaining fame on net labels and then moving into a
>>> commercial space where they are maybe actually making a living. Yes it
>>> happens, in fact, in IDM it happens maybe more than in any other genre,
>>> because of the internet-centric nature of the genre, but we, I think, need
>>> to look to the new labels, the net labels, if we want to see new innovative
>>> music without compromise, we have to take money out of the equation.
>>> Because although I agree Warp should be fearless and uncompromising,
>>> that has sadly closed the doors on a lot of brick and mortar labels that
>>> just plain needed money to keep the doors open, pay the bills, etc.
>>> Sorry this email got too long and I may have completely lost my point
>>> halfway through.
>>>
>>>
>>> Clint Anderson
>>> Systems Engineer
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 25, 2014 at 8:42 PM, Artie Qewpie <artie@tymnet.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> You're getting trapped in my wording... pushing at the edges can also
>>>> mean things like "let's see what what.cd has on freeleech because
>>>> those chaps tend to have good taste." Meanwhile, suggest-o-matics like
>>>> Spotify actually paint you into a corner in the long run. Look up the term
>>>> "filter bubble." And, hey, it's impossible not to hear stuff on the radio,
>>>> on TV, etc unless you deliberately isolate yourself!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 9/25/2014 8:46 PM, Sham Beam wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> The graph theory approach is good but it's possible to get stuck in
>>>>> dead
>>>>> ends without the occasional non-linear jump from outside influences.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On 9/24/2014 2:27 AM, Mehmet Ismail wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I like the approach. Understanding definitely adds a nice dimension.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Example for me being Moiré's debut album being released on Werkdiscs.
>>>>>> When you know that Werkdiscs = Actress aka Darren Cunningham then it
>>>>>> makes a lot of sense.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nice that this example was put in my head by Clint's mention of
>>>>>> Actress. Awesome indeed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Mem
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 23 Sep 2014, at 15:09, Artie Qewpie <artie@tymnet.net> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I go with the "graph theory" approach myself. Like, I read that LFO
>>>>>>> helped get Autechre signed, so perhaps I check LFO out. Then I'm
>>>>>>> looking at the warp discography and there's something with a clever
>>>>>>> name next to whatever I got last, so I check that out as well... just
>>>>>>> sort of gradually push at the edges. I like doing things this way
>>>>>>> because it helps me form a more complete picture. Nothing happens in
>>>>>>> a vacuum... so when you start getting stuff based on who influenced
>>>>>>> who, who is mates with who, you get understanding as well as new
>>>>>>> music.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>> --arturius qewpie
>>>>>>> that which is, is wat
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> On 9/23/2014 10:00 AM, Clint Anderson wrote:
>>>>>>>> i know this is useless advice but my best place for discovering
>>>>>>>> stuff is
>>>>>>>> pretty much universally when friends/associates of mine just start
>>>>>>>> flogging
>>>>>>>> the shit on their facebook/twitter/everytime i see them -- basically
>>>>>>>> how i
>>>>>>>> heard about Actress, which i still ignored for awhile until people
>>>>>>>> kept
>>>>>>>> bothering me about it, and finally listened to and was like 'oh shit
>>>>>>>> this
>>>>>>>> is awesome'
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Clint Anderson
>>>>>>>> Systems Engineer
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Tue, Sep 23, 2014 at 3:45 AM, Dan S <danstowell+idm@gmail.com>
>>>>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> This Is My Jam
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> --arturius qewpie
>>>> that which is, is wat
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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