why categorize? ( i know i should probably elaborate but do i need
too?)...
tom w
np: dark - tamna vodna
On Sat, 12 Jul 1997 15:23:49 -0700 (PDT) scooper@best.com (Sean Cooper)
writes:
quoted 66 lines people's passion for supporting marginal electronic musics such as>people's passion for supporting marginal electronic musics such as
>that
>released by skam, spymania, musik aus strom, worm interface, dot,
>suction,
>etc. etc. seems to have kicked into high gear within the last six
>months or
>so with forcefield, phinnweb, fresh's rephlex site, the new clear
>site,
>james' gescom and autechre discos and the proposed faq, the bochum
>welt
>site, etc. (there are many more i've forgotten) all proving the value
>of
>diy in contributing to the vitality of dance-based experimental
>electronic
>music and culture. the web, obviously, provides a rare opportunity for
>this, and many of these individuals have used it to an inspiring
>degree in
>providing comprehensive, well-compiled, well-designed and maintained
>informational resources about various different artists and labels.
>
>so much so, in fact, that it would be nice to maybe add a new catagory
>or
>two to the idm poll to reflect this. although most of what's discussed
>here
>seems to be of a more popular bent (big-name artists such as aphex
>twin,
>autechre, etc.) for some (such as myself) this is about the only place
>where i can learn about many of the smaller, more marginal artists
>that i
>am interested in, their releases, their histories, their other
>projects,
>etc. where else, for example, has anyone seen, say, a funkstorung
>review?
>q&a with global communication? a hab review? a reference to schematic
>or
>suction? roupe discussing the impetus behind his new album?...it's not
>my
>intention to turn this into a popularity contest, just to acknowledge
>the
>contributions of certain individuals to our collective passion for and
>appreciation of this music.
>
>the/se catagory/ies could be/include:
>
>best overall independent emusic resource
>best label resource (clear, skam, rephlex, etc.)
>best artist resource (squarepusher, bwelt, paradinas, etc.)
>best ezine (magic feet, forcefield, etc.)
>
>although i have a nervous feeling that this will tend to become just
>an
>adjunct to whoever gets artist of the year (if it's mu-ziq, the mu-ziq
>page
>will win; if its squarepusher, the squarepusher page; etc.) this will
>at
>least provide the opportunity to express appreciation for people who
>otherwise selflessly toil away in their little corner of fanaticism
>for the
>rest of the year.
>
>just an idea...
>
>sc
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