Some thoughts on mainstream media and IDM:
Rolling Stone gave SAW II and I Care Because you Do 4 stars. Their
highest rating is 5 stars(classic), which they usually only reserve for
boxed sets or re-issues.
Pulse mentions Aphex now and again. It seems like there's one person on
the staff who's really into him. The cover of 'I care' was included in
the best albums of the year section, and someone suggested a guy whose
desert island discs included Phillip glass check out Aphex's "Rubarb
Donkey." hehe.
On MTV when the Bjork album came out and she announced the US tour, Kurt
Loder said Bjork would be touring with "the equally brilliant and
enigmatic Aphex Twin."
Lollapalooza:
Although its been shown on Lollapalooza that meathead teenagers can get
into hip-hop no problem (Cypress Hill, Beastie Boys, Ice Cube) I doubt
very strongly they would appreciate IDM very much, which is really at
times very avante garde, and way above their heads I believe. Orbital is
actually one of the more down to earth and straight ahead acts we talk
about on the list, but I still don't think they'd be excepted at all.
The reason they can accept hip-hop and not IDM is that hip-hop is mainly
about agresssion, which they understand from punk, alternative, etc. IDM
requires more work becuase you create your own meanings.
The farthest my Hip Hop teenage brother ventures into my IDM collection
is Wagonchrist( I think he said "Damn!"), some Nightmares on Wax, and
some Chemical Brothers things.
He thinks U-ziq is dumb and likes 2 or 3 Aphex songs.
Orbital he thinks is wimpy, and he doesn't get ambient at all, though he
did like the Far Out Son of Lung 12' when I played it for him.
Anyway, the best idea for Orbital would be if they took the second stage
during Metallica's set. During my one and only Lollapalooza experience
the second stage was acutally much more interesting than the first. Not
only could I actually get close enough to see the people without getting
trampled on, but it had a wonderful vibe going for it. Not the the "I'm
going to kick your ass in the name of love" vibe from the first stage.
On the second stage: Stereolab (oh my god), Pharcyde, Shonen Knife,
Cypress Hill...
-Fresh
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