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From: "Martin Lomas" <mlomas@rogers.com>
Date: Fri, 12 Sep 2003 12:11:28 -0400
quoted 1 line I love IDM in many of it's guises, but I find Venetian Snares (& the>I love IDM in many of it's guises, but I find Venetian Snares (& the
like) too scary, too disturbing, too aggressive. Big deal, you might
say. But I'm just wondering where I fell off the "hardcore" wagon. In
my youth, I would be front and centre at shows such as Motorhead,
Black Sabbath, and many other really aggressive acts, loving every
minute.
quoted 1 line So, for you who enjoy the more hardcore electronica - are you>So, for you who enjoy the more hardcore electronica - are you
young and carefree, or forever committed to noize, or enduring it for
it's artistic merit, or what? Another question - if you have various
friends over, would put Venetian Snares on?
personally, what i've heard of VS i don't much like. there are
certain harsh frequencies i don't appreciate any artist using,
because they just hurt. on top of that, their violent artwork puts me
off a bit. maybe i'm missing the point or lacking context, but to me
there's a difference between the accused "sexist" artwork of brute
on the KMFDM covers (which is clearly an OTT joke and does not
always feature brutalized women), and the VS covers i've seen.
as for other "hard" electronica, i enjoy somatic responses,
celluloid mata, morgenstern, imminent starvation (though not their
newer incarnation imminent). of course, kid606, aphex twin, and
chris clark have their hard (though not actually distorted) moments.
if i have friends over i might put on miles davis 'bitches brew', or if it
was a party, the beastie boys or jane's addiction. but not hardcore
electronica. to me that's working, travelling, dancing, or
get-yer-ass-in-gear music.
d.
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