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2002-09-05 22:43Reading, John RE: [idm] Electroclash - I Promise to stop drinking...
└─ 2002-09-06 11:05thorsten Sideb0ard RE: [idm] Electroclash - and other stuff
└─ 2002-09-06 14:08Aaron Meyers Re: [idm] Electroclash - and other stuff
└─ 2002-09-06 19:11thorsten Sideb0ard Re: [idm] Electroclash - and other stuff
2002-09-05 22:49EggyToast RE: [idm] Electroclash - I Promise to stop drinking...
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2002-09-05 22:43Reading, John> -----Original Message----- > From: DavidASim@aol.com [mailto:DavidASim@aol.com] > > > >
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quoted 2 lines -----Original Message-----> -----Original Message----- > From: DavidASim@aol.com [mailto:DavidASim@aol.com]
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quoted 6 lines "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines> > > > "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines > without any > > recordings to show for it (and didn't i hear that they > shamelessly lip > > synch?).
http://www.electroclash.com/wit.html "W.I.T. (Whatever It Takes) is a new 3 piece girl group that has become the cover girls of the new electro scene. Within a year of their creation, they have appeared on the cover of Billboard, Fader, and BPM and stands to bring the Electroclash scene to a much wider audience. Their job is to deliver glamour, excitement and a touch of sex to a genre that is overly intellectual and loaded with attitude. In early 2001, the girls approached Larry Tee about doing a group and won him over with their impromptu version of the Cars "Just What I Needed". This led them to perform it at the first Electroclash festival, garnering international attention. Virtually every lifestyle/fashion magazine in the US and England has featured them and now they are gettin ready to deliver the much awaited album on Mogul Electro. The album entitled "Whatever It Takes", will appear on Mogul Electro and will be highlighted during their performance at this years' Electroclash 2002. " "'W.I.T' or 'Whatever It Takes' are the latest artists to capture the media's growing attention with all things oozing with electroclash. A three piece Warholian girl group who play pop flavoured electro, W.I.T promises to "not let integrity get in the way of their careers". This mantra doesn't really do justice to the clever music and performance that go into their work. Their music is relentlessly catchy and their choreographed dance moves have impressed thousands in their first year. Major labels are already courting them. But where did these girls come from and how did they explode onto the scene so quickly? In the summer of 2001, Melissa Burns, singer, Adam Ant obsessee and super fox of the group, approached New York hipster Larry Tee who she had known for some time with the idea of producing songs for her newly formed duo. Having already gained a glamourous rep in the mandatory circles, Melissa's penchant for acting and looking gorgeous has landed her roles in over 30 major pop videos - which include artists such as Elton John, Whitney Houston and Bryan Adams. With her back up sisters Christine Doza and Danielle Top, they won Larry over with their rendition of the Car's classic 'Just What I Needed'. Larry Tee - of Mogul Electro Records; the producer of the Electroclash festival; and writer of Ru Paul's smash hit 'Supermodel (You Better Work)' - started writing and assembling songs for them to record. The legendary Joe's Pub in Manhattan, NYC, was the site of their debut performance, and their confident stage manner and slick moves blew the unsuspecting crowd away. Their next appearance was alongside the queen of slut grunge Peaches and current electro stars Fischerspooner at the New York Electroclash festival in October 2001. Since then they have performed at leading fashion designer Jeremy Scott's after-show party as well as at a plethora of venues and events across the city. " Who writes this pap? Yes, let's relive that awesome decade known as the 80's by emboding selfishness and greed and call it underground. ARgh. Great fucking republican conspiracy, you fashionista sluts. Fuckin laaammmmme. I'm all about fun, but damn... Shameless shallowness doesn't move me. Maybe I should just be a gay cokehead... ok, that's it... I obviously need a friend... --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2002-09-06 11:05thorsten Sideb0ard> > > "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines > > without any > > > reco
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quoted 7 lines "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines> > > "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines > > without any > > > recordings to show for it (and didn't i hear that they > > shamelessly lip > > > synch?). > > http://www.electroclash.com/wit.html
Damn, it's really hard to take that site seriously. Is it defintely not a pisstake? Has the W.I.T. actually made the cover of these maagzines? Anyone heard of them before? Seems like a big marketing joke. On the other hand, re: Ms. John Soda, i downloaded a few tracks from Soulseek, and they are fscking good. One track, 'Here she comes' with B. Fleischman is Kinda on a similar vibe to Mum, with the delicate electronics and vocals, but yeah some of the others are definitely up there with the more upbeat Lali Puna style sound. We've been listening to Digitonal at work at lot this week, on Toytronics. Has to be one of the top electronic records of the year. Very finely crafted, seems much more deep and timeless, more musically aware than a lot of bedroom produced [don't get me wrong, love em] artists. Highly reccomended. -thor --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2002-09-06 14:08Aaron MeyersThe thing about it is that it is NOT a joke. Not at all. W.I.T. really have made all those
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The thing about it is that it is NOT a joke. Not at all. W.I.T. really have made all those magazines. The "Electroclash" scene is a carefully constructed PR stunt on an indie level and it seems to be succeeding. There is too much ridiculousness on that website to comment on, but lets just look at one telling quote: "Most of these Djs have really come into their own this year, defining the freedom of the new Djs to play anything that turns them on and breaking the beat-matched tradition that has taken the excitement out of Dj culture." Alright... so beat-matching took the excitement out of DJ culture? I'm not an expert, but I was living under the assumption that beat-matching was one of the things that began DJ culture. News flash to Larry Tee: there have been plenty of Djs who have forsaken the beat-match for the sake of freedom and innovation, but it wasn't because they just got frustrated trying to match up Blue Monday with their favorite Boy George track that really "turns them on". Speaking of things turning people on, I know I get excited when I hear a DJ manage to beat-match two things in an interesting way that had never occurred to me. Way to put spin on Djs without skill! ELECTROCLASH RULES! -Aaron On Friday, September 6, 2002, at 07:05 AM, thorsten Sideb0ard wrote:
quoted 7 lines htt>> http://www.electroclash.com/wit.html > > Damn, it's really hard to take that site seriously. > Is it defintely not a pisstake? Has the W.I.T. actually made the cover > of > these maagzines? Anyone heard of them before? > Seems like a big marketing joke.
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2002-09-06 19:11thorsten Sideb0ard>Is it defintely not a pisstake? Has the W.I.T. actually made the cover of >these maagzine
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quoted 3 lines Is it defintely not a pisstake? Has the W.I.T. actually made the cover of>Is it defintely not a pisstake? Has the W.I.T. actually made the cover of >these maagzines? Anyone heard of them before? >Seems like a big marketing joke.
On Fri, 6 Sep 2002, Aaron Meyers wrote:
quoted 3 lines The thing about it is that it is NOT a joke. Not at all. W.I.T. really>> The thing about it is that it is NOT a joke. Not at all. W.I.T. really >> have made all those magazines. The "Electroclash" scene is a carefully >> constructed PR stunt on an indie level and it seems to be succeeding.
Wow, mad coincidence. Looking through the london Timeout for what's happening tonite... Sonic Mook Experiment at 93 Feet East - W.I.T. with support from Mira Ladytron, Richie Toe and Disastronaut. -thor --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2002-09-05 22:49EggyToastAt 06:43 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote: > > -----Original Message----- > > From: DavidASim@
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At 06:43 PM 9/5/2002 -0400, you wrote:
quoted 14 lines -----Original Message-----> > -----Original Message----- > > From: DavidASim@aol.com [mailto:DavidASim@aol.com] > > > > > > > > > > > > "bands" like W.I.T. making the covers of glossy magazines > > without any > > > recordings to show for it (and didn't i hear that they > > shamelessly lip > > > synch?). > >http://www.electroclash.com/wit.html
Dude, the one on the left is obviously Tim Curry. How else do you explain it? derek ------- eggytoast.com ------- kills germs on contact --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org