I have to agree. The reason I got into IDM in the first place was that,
unlike most other music, it didn't come to me, I had to come to it, and in
the process learn new ways to fathom and enjoy music.
Cheers, Nir
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Electronic Whore" <jacquie@electronicwhore.com>
To: "I Tego Arcana Dei" <cydonia@home.net>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] Is Autechre just fucking with us?
quoted 1 line <<Who the hell is in their right mind to think that artists such as
> <<Who the hell is in their right mind to think that artists such asquoted 5 lines or aphex (to cite recent examples) give a fuck what people on this list
> or aphex (to cite recent examples) give a fuck what people on this list
> think? The music is not made just for us, its made for everybody.>>
>
> I don't think it was made for any of us. I think it was made for
> themselves. If anyone honestly gives a shit and makes music only to tryquoted 1 line please and impress others, they're in this for the wrong reasons because
> please and impress others, they're in this for the wrong reasons becausequoted 1 line far I can see, pleasing this 'idm crowd' is like attempting to jump off
> far I can see, pleasing this 'idm crowd' is like attempting to jump offquoted 21 lines Empire State Building and survive.
> Empire State Building and survive.
>
> Jacquie
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: I Tego Arcana Dei <cydonia@home.net>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Saturday, April 21, 2001 1:02 PM
> Subject: [idm] Is Autechre just fucking with us?
>
>
> > What is it with some people on this list that feel an artist is just
> putting
> > out records to fuck with their audience to see if they'll buy/like
> something
> > that's intended as a piss-take.
> >
> > This came up in the past with aphex's windowlicker -- was it just a
> > piss-take? Was he fucking with the 1000 people on the idm list?
> >
> > Who the hell is in their right mind to think that artists such asquoted 4 lines or aphex (to cite recent examples) give a fuck what people on this list
> > or aphex (to cite recent examples) give a fuck what people on this list
> > think? The music is not made just for us, its made for everybody.
> >
> > Whether or not you enjoy it is the important thing, and if you don'tquoted 10 lines Confield, consider this: isn't it just a bit paranoid to think that
> > Confield, consider this: isn't it just a bit paranoid to think that
> autechre
> > is just "having a laugh at everyone who thinks this record is cool" (to
> > quote teardropb) ?
> >
> > I don't think they'd release a record they weren't happy with. What a
> waste
> > of time and money it would be to do so.
> > ---
> > A: "Yeah, I listened to Music for Airports...not that impressive. Trackquoted 17 lines is just some piano loops with delay..."
> > is just some piano loops with delay..."
> > B: "Just a lot of...Good Lord, man, did you listen to the NOTES?!"
> >
> >
> >
> >
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