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interesting, reading this actually made me angry..... -brock p.s. dont mean to start a country battle, but why is it that the UK seems to have such a twisted and arrogant view of electronic music as a whole? n.p. proem - burnplate (still cant take this out of the cd player) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gareth Metford" <gmetford@qubit.demon.co.uk> To: <idm@hyperreal.org> Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 4:56 PM Subject: (idm) (IDM) NEW COMPILATION CD: CONTRIBUTORS SOUGHT

quoted 5 lines NEW COMPILATION CD: CONTRIBUTORS SOUGHT

> NEW COMPILATION CD: CONTRIBUTORS SOUGHT > > 2-step garage is the most potent form of underground dance music to have > developed in the UK since jungle in 1993-94. Mixing elements of US garage > and R&B with ultra-complex drum programming and foundation-shaking

sub-bass,

quoted 2 lines this is house music made by and for a generation which had its musical

> this is house music made by and for a generation which had its musical > synapses rewired by drum & bass. Despite achieving mainstream chart

success

quoted 1 line in the UK with records like Artful Dodger's 'Rewind', 2-step has

> in the UK with records like Artful Dodger's 'Rewind', 2-step has

nonetheless

quoted 1 line remained a comparatively localised scene, confined to London and a few

> remained a comparatively localised scene, confined to London and a few

other

quoted 1 line major urban centres. It has not yet achieved the critical mass which

> major urban centres. It has not yet achieved the critical mass which

enabled

quoted 1 line jungle to break out onto the world stage. While it is debatable whether -

> jungle to break out onto the world stage. While it is debatable whether -

in

quoted 1 line any case - this would be a desirable outcome (jungle's post-1995 plunge

> any case - this would be a desirable outcome (jungle's post-1995 plunge

into

quoted 1 line nihilism and irrelevance being one of the more depressing cultural events

> nihilism and irrelevance being one of the more depressing cultural events

of

quoted 4 lines recent years), we at Qubit Records are convinced that 2-step deserves more

> recent years), we at Qubit Records are convinced that 2-step deserves more > widespread exposure, both within the UK and internationally, than it at > present receives. We also believe that, in the same way drum & bass forced > every forward-thinking recording artist to rethink the way they made

music,

quoted 1 line the manifold innovations of 2-step demand a coherent response from the

> the manifold innovations of 2-step demand a coherent response from the

wider

quoted 2 lines electronic music community. To this end, we are proposing to release a CD

> electronic music community. To this end, we are proposing to release a CD > compilation featuring both artists active on the 2-step scene, and tracks

by

quoted 3 lines non-scene musicians which have been informed and inspired by 2-step. In

> non-scene musicians which have been informed and inspired by 2-step. In > order to help us secure funding for such a release, we are seeking > expressions of interest from potential contributors. If you think you

might

quoted 2 lines be interested in participating, please contact Gareth Metford at:

> be interested in participating, please contact Gareth Metford at: >

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