One of the first things I discovered when I became addicted to IDM is
that the 'rave' scene has little to do with it. When I first became
interested in IDM, I found in talking to 'ravers' about the music they
danced to night after night is that they knew absolutely nothing about
it! Sure they knew the names of all the Dj's, and knew which ones they
liked and which they didn't but they knew none of the artists or songs
that they played. They bought Dj mix tapes, but had no idea about any of
the artists on them.
To me, this makes the rave scene no different than the disco scene of
the seventies, the only difference being the hippie mentality and
values of the sixties have been grafted on t[Co it. Dj's serve the rave
culture by giving all those ravers something to dance to, but I find
they have little to do with the music in my life. I've only been to
three raves (one to see Aphex, another to see Orbital live) and that is
more than enough for me.
-Fresh
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