I love this thread. I so often fail to open emails from this group, and
this has helped to fill a bucket I desperately needed filling.
Vultexap
On Thu., Mar. 18, 2021, 2:52 p.m. t0k4, <t0k4pdx@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 117 lines Just reminds me that the world isn't such a lonely place after the past
> Just reminds me that the world isn't such a lonely place after the past
> year! Much love to you all and I hope you staying safe out there!
>
> Socials:
> t0k4.bandcamp.com
> SoundCloud.com/T0K4
> www.twitter.com/t0k4music
> www.instagram.com/t0k4music
>
> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021, 14:50 Baptiste Bacot <baptiste.bacot@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> It's been regularly going on, it's a new thread of "How can I
>> unsubscribe?" every once in a while (every year around spring).
>>
>> Anyway, I'll go back to being the silent minority, and thank you for your
>> thoughtful input.
>>
>> Best,
>>
>> Le jeu. 18 mars 2021 à 22:38, Morgan Failure <krackrocksteady@gmail.com>
>> a écrit :
>>
>>> No one was complaining about self-promotion. Most folks actually weren’t
>>> even wanting to unsubscribe. It definitely hasn’t been going on a while
>>> every year. I’ve been on this list for 25 years and I haven’t laughed this
>>> much over this list ever. I’m happy to know it’s still a community. I’m
>>> also happy how many people it’s brought out of the woodwork.
>>>
>>> Talk about listening to a loud minority.... geez.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Mar 18, 2021 at 4:33 PM Baptiste Bacot <baptiste.bacot@gmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hey Morgan, coda27, and everybody,
>>>>
>>>> This has been going on for a while every year or so. If you need to
>>>> unsubscribe just feel free to do it, it's the first hit on google when you
>>>> type in IDM mailing list <http://music.hyperreal.org/lists/idm/>. I
>>>> don't think you're that digitally impaired if you are able to send an
>>>> email.
>>>>
>>>> If you don't want to bother yourself with a google search, here are the
>>>> links to unsubscribe:
>>>> Normal Version Unsubscribe - idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>>>> Digest Version Unsubscribe - idm-digest-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
>>>> All you need to do is to send a blank email to the above addresses. I'm
>>>> about to do it for you actually.
>>>>
>>>> I think we would all be grateful if this kind of requests came to an
>>>> end. We could all peacefully enjoy our thing.
>>>>
>>>> Also, don't hesitate to share your music findings, I'm sure we would
>>>> all benefit from your messages, as we probably are all music lovers *in
>>>> general*. This mailing list also belongs to you in a way, so feel free
>>>> to broaden the scope, or to share on a weekly basis the music you enjoyed.
>>>>
>>>> Yes, there is some self-promotion, and so what? How does this differ
>>>> from you opening any social media and getting spammed with ads every 3
>>>> posts, except there are big companies behind, aggressively targeting your
>>>> ass on behalf on the events you log in on their servers several times a
>>>> day, which are getting through their recommendation algos? Just do what you
>>>> need to do at some point.
>>>>
>>>> Best,
>>>>
>>>> Le jeu. 18 mars 2021 à 21:52, Morgan Failure <krackrocksteady@gmail.com>
>>>> a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>> I agree. For the most part. I’ve been on this list for about 25 years
>>>>> now and to tell you the truth, seeing the times change and the general
>>>>> content, the self-promotion is great but there is absolutely nothing wrong
>>>>> with keeping the old discussions of the genre alive. The genre may have
>>>>> blown up past this point but it’s not like you can just go into it a
>>>>> typical music store and say hey, where is your IDM section? It’s not even
>>>>> very easy to find people that know what IDM is so I think that’s kind of
>>>>> indicative there is still absolutely a use for a discussion group. I’m
>>>>> still finding out about new music all the time through this list and it’s
>>>>> not just subscribers.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, Mar 17, 2021 at 1:45 PM c. jones <coda27@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I've been on this list for almost a good 2 decades now and to
>>>>>> reiterate what someone else said, I do think this is the most action it's
>>>>>> seen lol. It's also tempting me to come up with a track this week and
>>>>>> wanting to promote it through the list just for the sake of shitposting.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I've never really been bothered by the content here full-on knowing I
>>>>>> can unsub. I also expected the content to change some in that when I signed
>>>>>> up to the list, that was like almost 20 years ago when the question was
>>>>>> "omg how ever am i going to find out about new aphex? this music is still
>>>>>> so obscure & cutting edge!" and only parts of the internet knew or cared
>>>>>> back then and it was still not much of a thing. Which is funny, because
>>>>>> obviously the internet knows everything now and is very much a thing.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> So for me, this list isn't really about keeping up with the old
>>>>>> guard, it's more about self-promotion at this point because all the IDM we
>>>>>> know about we don't need mailing lists for, as the genre has blown up past
>>>>>> that point.
>>>>>> ------------------------------
>>>>>> *From:* Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com>
>>>>>> *Sent:* Tuesday, March 16, 2021 09:41
>>>>>> *To:* IDM <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *Subject:* Re: Can I unsubscribe please.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> jeez guys. I sincerely appreciate all your gratitude. while many
>>>>>> fearful artists have done whatever they can to distance themselves from
>>>>>> this list/the harmless+hilarious term "idm", I have always known in my
>>>>>> heart that the idm list is good.
>>>>>> If this thread has brought you enjoyment, perhaps you will also like
>>>>>> https://mustfinish.bandcamp.com/album/nixy
>>>>>>
>>>>>> bowing. doffing top hat. blowing kisses.
>>>>>> -rk
>>>>>>
>>>>>