I wasn't just referring to black music, I was referring to all electronic music - in the UK press at least, the artists that are repeatedly feted are usually purveyors of a diluted and compromised version of what we are all listening to - these artists are usually white like Fatboy Slim, Basement Jaxx, Chemical Brothers etc, History repeats itself.
-----Original Message----- From: Phonopsia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:42 PM To: Robert Taylor; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: AW: (313) Derrick May quote and the Death of Techno ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Taylor" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Phonopsia" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 8:24 PM Subject: RE: AW: (313) Derrick May quote and the Death of Techno > I did say 'tend' to. > Anyway, you know I don't think as much of Amp Fiddler as you do, T! True. Don't know why I even bothered to make that point, other than that I'm struggling to maintain my perception that the only kind of black music that sells is of the thug/bling/begging* variety, and that it tends to be compromised/diluted, as you say. Pop music seems to be spreading its wings, as much as it's difficult for me to say that. I still think the music industry is f*cked, and racist, but it's hard to maintain the (forgive me) black and whiteness of my notions about it. *'begging music' is a term my friend Jason coined AFAIK, to identify the overtly desperate baby-please-take-me-back R&B that dominated in the mid-'90s, which I find particularly irritating - as though it were the only sort of soul that could sell at the time. Tristan ======= http://www.phonopsia.co.uk [EMAIL PROTECTED] ##################################################################################### Note: Any views or opinions are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent those of Channel Four Television Corporation unless specifically stated. This email and any files transmitted are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to which they are addressed. If you have received this email in error, please notify [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thank You. #####################################################################################
