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1999-06-16 16:05Philip SherburneHow the heck does he get away with it? Every time I see him published somewhere "reputable

From:: Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com>
To:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 09:05:01 -0700
Subject:: (idm) one more thing about dj spooky

How the heck does he get away with it? Every time I see him published somewhere "reputable," I wonder this. How is he NOT seen through? Even NPR gives him props. I don't get it. Does he have some sort of mind-scramble-mix-ray that all but the readers of IDM are susceptible to? Some polyfragmatic/axiomatic/paradigm-pitching brain-musher that melts the critical capacities of otherwise capable editors? Or is everyone in publishing a sucker?

1999-06-16 16:25Tom MillarPhilip Sherburne wrote: > Or is everyone in publishing a sucker? Yes, suckers for people w

From:: Tom Millar <tmillar@utkux.utcc.utk.edu>
To:: Philip Sherburne <philip@Ask.com>
Cc:: 'idm@hyperreal.org' <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Wed, 16 Jun 1999 12:25:25 -0400
Subject:: Re: (idm) one more thing about dj spooky

Philip Sherburne wrote:

quoted 1 line Or is everyone in publishing a sucker?

> Or is everyone in publishing a sucker?

Yes, suckers for people who talk. Spooky may have nothing to add to the conversation but at least he'll engage in it and fill a few pages or minutes of airtime. We've all read the rare AFX interview here and there or another techno head try his hand at interpersonal communication with a journalist- Q: So what are you trying to say with your music? A: Lots of different things, duh duh ummm right. Q: Wow! Well, where do you think this kind of music is headed? A: Er, I don't know, ummm. That's media. Talk and you will be heard, even if it's not worth hearing. Tom

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