Hi Folks,
From The Guardian ("quality" UK spreadsheet newspaper) this Saturday:
"Hey, what's that sound driving the kids crazy? It's called
electronica. Faced with alternative rock's built-in obsolescence,
the American music industry is currently attempting to will a new
movement into being. Suddenly, magazines are devoting long, ardouous
spreads to this thing called electronica (a catch-all term
encompassing techno, jungle, drum 'n' bass, and ambient), record
companies are snapping up UK studio noodlers by the dozen, and MTV
has jettisoned its long running Alternative Nation in favour of
something called Amp, which features the likes of Alex Reece and
Autechre. MTV is also influencing its constituency with little
lectures from tastemakers like Porno For Pyros about how the future
of music sounds a lot like this crazy electronica stuff. Will this
concerted attempt to teach the mosh pit some fresh steps take hold?
Well, Firestarter and Setting Sun are both in Billboard's Top 50..."
*Sigh*, where does one begin? Whilst I can't be arsed with all the
holier than thou shit about staying "underground", and am not thrown
into a panic by seeing my faves in the inkies, I still despair at this
pathetic level of journalism. The Guardian has an e-mail address, I
think, shall we all drop them a line?...
love, Rob ;-)
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'Drum Machines - hell, you just programme the motherfucker,
press a button, you got that "bim, bam, boom" twenty four
hours a day if you want it. You want it to stop? Press
another button! Synthesizers too. I love 'em!'
- Miles Davis, 1986