On Mon, 14 Jul 1997 15:29:35 -0400 "brian j tang" <fafol@appleby.com>
writes:
quoted 32 lines o}why categorize?
>>
>> >
>> >o}why categorize?
>> >
>> >i think you may have misunderstood. he is suggesting new
>*non-music*
>> >categories--categories for useful/interesting idm resources, not
>new
>> >musical sub-genres. the former i think is a good idea, the latter
>i
>> >agree
>> >is unnecessary.
>> >
>> >rs.
>>
>> again, the question remains: why categorize? in any way shape or
>form?
>
>Cause we like to talk about things with other people. And when I ask
>somebody what is a party going to be like i'd rather they tell me
>techno, then "stuff sort of like that Aphex guy spins but not so much
>of those beats from that One Song with the 'Amen Brother' riff in it.
>
>labels is how we's communicate. I'm glad that each time I talk to
>someone I don't have to establish the semantics of all terms
>pertaining to our discussion.
>
>> sorry 2 b difficult,
>>
>> tom w
>>
>> np: in the court of the crimson king (category?)
all u people who wrote are correct...i was minimalistically ranting
against the whole idea of creating sub-genres and categories just so we
can pidgeon hole things that are best left alone....i think i was
listening to aube when i wrote the original and was in a anarchic
coma....
tom w
np: eno - the drop
quoted 4 lines freshie
>freshie
>Paranoia: The choice of a Tech Generation
>http://silly.com/~tang
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