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Just went out to my snailbox and found the new issue of Newsweek staring at me with a picture of Secretary of State superstar Albright on the cover. Inside, in the arts section, youll find a lame article on idm and how its going to become the next big mainstream hit. Oh well, nothing is perfect.... William Cordray - urchin@io.com

Newsweek too? At the same time as... Time? This week's Time magazine (with a cover of actors from some little movie some Lucas guy did twenty years ago :) also has a little blurb in the celebrities/lifestyle section on the Chemical Brothers and electronica in general. Has an amusing line about how, since "techno types don't sing", they got that bro from Oasis for Setting Sun. Ed or Tom Chemical is quoted as saying "we don't even take microphones with us when we tour". Has a nice pic of the Brothers as well. Up next: a fourteen-page spotlight on Tom Jenkinson in Readers Digest. And Tom Brokaw interviews Richard D. James on MSNBC. And... On now:: erm, the Cardigans James Jung-Hoon Seo // Oracle New Media (415) 506-3829 // jseo@us.oracle.com Chewbacca. // Harrison Ford, on the Tonight Show, when asked who among his numerous co-stars was the best kisser

On 4 Feb 1997, James wrote:

quoted 2 lines Newsweek too? At the same time as... Time?

> > Newsweek too? At the same time as... Time?

And Spin chimes in with their little blurb this month. Oh yeah, the Chicago Tribune did a thing on it last week too. Ha. cya brian

Brian & Sharon Beuchaw sez: # On 4 Feb 1997, James wrote: # > Newsweek too? At the same time as... Time? # And Spin chimes in with their little blurb this month. Oh yeah, the # Chicago Tribune did a thing on it last week too. Ha. Dare I add New York Times last Sunday? -- Chris OnNow: De La Soul is Dead

In message <Pine.BSI.3.95.970204215433.29333A-100000@enteract.com>, Brian & Sharon Beuchaw <beuchaw@enteract.com> writes

quoted 11 lines On 4 Feb 1997, James wrote:

>On 4 Feb 1997, James wrote: > >> >> Newsweek too? At the same time as... Time? > >And Spin chimes in with their little blurb this month. Oh yeah, the >Chicago Tribune did a thing on it last week too. Ha. > >cya >brian >

But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this the only reason they're gonna get into IDM? Just because the media says it's now cool? - Ben -- Ben Coffer Hybrid Productions

quoted 4 lines Just went out to my snailbox and found the new issue of Newsweek

> Just went out to my snailbox and found the new issue of Newsweek > staring at me with a picture of Secretary of State superstar Albright on > the cover. Inside, in the arts section, youll find a lame article on idm > and how its going to become the next big mainstream hit.

Whoa fuck, check it out. There's a picture of Richard wearing the long lost 303 Rephlex shirt. In Newsweek! What's next? Who would have thought even six months ago....oh well. _____ / ,-,_) /,_) (/ RESH Live & Direct from the G-Spot, Orange County, California, USA http://www1.linkonline.net/fresh/fresh.htm

quoted 1 line Time? This week's Time magazine (with a cover of actors from some little movie some &

> Time? This week's Time magazine (with a cover of actors from some little movie some >Lucas guy did twenty years ago

Not to mention the first picture of a pre-production painting from the Star Wars prequels ANYWHERE!@!!! Woo!@ (sorry...I'm a little Star Wars crazy at the moment). More media stupidity from this month's Rolling Stone: Raves - Nick Hexum of 311 "'Refried Food' DJ Food (NinjaTune) Amazing insturmental hip-hop. Trippy, with cool samples. No one's really heard of it, and it's my favorite album of last year. I think DJ Food and Coldcut work together." Ya think? Fucking idgit... _____ / ,-,_) /,_) (/ RESH Live & Direct from the G-Spot, Orange County, California, USA http://www1.linkonline.net/fresh/fresh.htm

quoted 11 lines I can't lie that I want the music to become a little more mainstream, it will

>I can't lie that I want the music to become a little more mainstream, it will >be easier to get hands on, and we wouldn't have to worry about shitty things >like losing tracks when buying the domestic releases like in some cases or >others. also if it's mainstream, MTV would most likely play WAY more IDM >videos >that they are currently. Just because the music what's mainstream now is crap >and the reason people listen to it is mostly only because it's mainstream >doesn't mean that we will or should protest the thought of IDM becoming >mainstream, a lot of good (detecting possible flame-war) things will come of >it, and no bad things can come of it, because the bad things of mainstream >music are already here.

I agree completely. Things can only get better. Just because IDM is becoming mainstream doesn't necessarily mean it's all going to suck. There is going to be a lot more of this type of music, and yes, a lot of it will suck, but a lot of it will kick ass. As the major labels realize what a cash cow this new "trend" is, they'll be signing idm artists left and right. Some may say that will be bad but a lot of imaginative, unknown artists will get exposure that they might otherwise have not, and you might hear their track, buy their record, and become a devoted fan. If you don't like it, you won't have to buy it. I would much rather have idm be "the next big thing" than have the resident guitar oriented schlock remain the status quo. My .02 Halve phun, James

On 05-Feb-97, James Newton scribbled something about RE: (idm) IDM and Newsweek?:

quoted 2 lines I agree completely. Things can only get better. Just because IDM is

>I agree completely. Things can only get better. Just because IDM is >becoming mainstream doesn't necessarily mean it's all going to suck.

my point exactly =)

quoted 4 lines There is going to be a lot more of this type of music, and yes, a lot of

>There is going to be a lot more of this type of music, and yes, a lot of >it will suck, but a lot of it will kick ass. As the major labels realize >what a cash cow this new "trend" is, they'll be signing idm artists left >and right. Some may say that will be bad but a lot of imaginative,

bah.. I want Warp / Rephlex USA, just like Ninjatune/React USA.. We need IDM specific labels here in the US. -- Hillie aka Aurafix / PHD ja DAMONES hillien kotisivu - http://www.clark.net/pub/buh/index.html phase distortion - http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~airou/phd/ easy internet services - http://huizen.dds.nl/~eis Do re mi fa so la ti.. Oh let's see if I can make it easier...

Lazlo Nibble wrote:

quoted 1 line OUR CHILDREN ARE "RAVING" - And What We Can Do About It

> OUR CHILDREN ARE "RAVING" - And What We Can Do About It

ABC's 20/20 program did an "expose" on that very story two or three weeks ago... It's amazing to hear parents blame "rave culture" for the OD deaths of their kids. I'm sympathetic to their terrible loss, but shutting down raves isn't going to help. -Peter

quoted 3 lines But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this

> But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this > the only reason they're gonna get into IDM? Just because the media > says it's now cool?

Yes.

quoted 3 lines But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this

> But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this > the only reason they're gonna get into IDM? Just because the media > says it's now cool?

Well, It's sad to hear, but about 80% of the american population is trendy, and will go with the trend, no matter what it is.. However, I've gotten a few people in my college into AFX, Jungle, Goa.. These people like music such as Bush, GreenDay, etc. etc. It's good to see that there are people who like music just because they _like_ it and not coz it's the current thing. and a few of these people's reasons for liking AFX isn't because it's hard ;) I can't lie that I want the music to become a little more mainstream, it will be easier to get hands on, and we wouldn't have to worry about shitty things like losing tracks when buying the domestic releases like in some cases or others. also if it's mainstream, MTV would most likely play WAY more IDM videos that they are currently. Just because the music what's mainstream now is crap and the reason people listen to it is mostly only because it's mainstream doesn't mean that we will or should protest the thought of IDM becoming mainstream, a lot of good (detecting possible flame-war) things will come of it, and no bad things can come of it, because the bad things of mainstream music are already here. -- Hillie aka Aurafix / PHD ja DAMONES hillien kotisivu - http://www.clark.net/pub/buh/index.html phase distortion - http://user.cs.tu-berlin.de/~airou/phd/ easy internet services - http://huizen.dds.nl/~eis Do re mi fa so la ti.. Oh let's see if I can make it easier...

quoted 5 lines But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this

>> But do normal everyday people need to be told what to like? Is this >> the only reason they're gonna get into IDM? Just because the media >> says it's now cool? > > Yes.

Oooh, the Fahey Theory is at work again! Once again, we learn that nobody but Chris Fahey is capable of independent thought . . . -- ::: Lazlo (lazlo@swcp.com; http://www.swcp.com/lazlo)

On Wed, 05 Feb 1997 12:49:53 -0500 Peter Hagopian <hagopian@n2k.com> writes:

quoted 9 lines Lazlo Nibble wrote:

>Lazlo Nibble wrote: > >> OUR CHILDREN ARE "RAVING" - And What We Can Do About It > > >ABC's 20/20 program did an "expose" on that very story two or three >weeks ago... It's amazing to hear parents blame "rave culture" for the >OD deaths of their kids. I'm sympathetic to their terrible loss, but >shutting down raves isn't going to help.

pretty soon they'll blame it on this list.... tom w np: qubism 2294 (can em:t do any wrong?)