Tristan Watkins wrote:
The only extent to which I agree with this is that *some* techno musicians
may be concerned about it while they compose. Most don't care at all though.
Why on earth should a detached subculture look to established arts for
guidance or approval? It's mad. I mean it's cool to see the London
Sinfonietta do AFX, but on the aggregate I'd rather let them come to us.
I don't think it's an issue of subcultures trying to gain approval by
looking to the academy. If anything, it's the other way around - the
academy looks to gain "street cred" by looking to subcultures.
After all, AFX sells WAY more records than the London Sinfonietta.
Certainly you're right though - most techno musicians don't think about
the issue at all, which is fine of course.
I will say though, that the recent spate of acoustic AFX covers has
generated a lot of interest in BOTH communities. After the Alarm Will
Sound/AFX record last year, the group was approached by a bunch of other
electronic artists, some fairly well-known, asking about the possibility
of future collaborations. (Disclaimer: I'm a member of Alarm Will Sound.)
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