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From:
Julia Matusov
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Date:
Sat, 29 Sep 2001 18:07:18 -0700
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Re: [idm] idm list bashing
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es all about looooove. hey, i bet i'd be good friends with like 85% of you guys if you lived in the same town as me. (And ever got the fuck away from our computers)
quoted 61 lines From: jason w <jason@retardsrule.com>>From: jason w <jason@retardsrule.com> >Reply-To: jason@retardsrule.com >To: Aaron D Meyers <adm226@nyu.edu>, Colin Buttimer <c.buttimer@mdx.ac.uk>, >idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [idm] idm list bashing >Date: Sat, 29 Sep 2001 13:09:47 -0700 (PDT) > > >http://www.dms100.org/worksucks > >--- Aaron D Meyers <adm226@nyu.edu> > > wrote: > >It seems to me that every interview with the Kid takes this angle. > >Every single one is like "Dude!!!! Kid 606 is declaring war on the > >dorky IDM scene! He's gonna tear it a new asshole! Also, he hates the > >IDM list and he thinks its for losers!" > > > >Yes, there is a lot of pretty lame shit happening on our list, but I > >think we get by with a decent amount of relevant discussion of music. > >And yes, for better or for worse, this some kind of online community. > >Not to mention, I'm sure that were it not for the list, Kid 606's label > >would have a lot less exposure and sales, right? And despite all his > >insulting comments toward our list, its still probably home to the > >majority of people who are into his music. You'd think he'd have more > >animosity towards all the people that boo him when he opens up for rock > >acts like Butthole Surfers and Fantomas. > > > >And maybe I just haven't been paying attention to the right threads, > >but I don't think I've seen much gear obsession going on here in a > >while. > > > >-Aaron "down with the scene" Meyers > > > >> K: "It sucks that the IDM list [the Internet's long running > >> "intelligentdance music" newsgroup] is like our drama to make > >> things seem more exciting" > >> Kid606 moans a lot about the obsession of IDM fans with equipment, > >> etc, etc. > >> I know this is his schtick which is why I'm amused, but I do > >> resent the > >> trashing of what for better or worse is some kind of online community. > >> > >> All the best, > >> > >> Colin. > >> > > > > > > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >_____________________________________________________________ >Sign up for FREE email from 'Retards Rule' and other freaky addresses at >http://www.freakfarm.com > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >
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