yeah but that doesn't necessarily mean they will like derrick may or kevin saunderson's stuff. i know i don't like most of it, even though i am a die-hard fan of the artists you mentioned, as well as of "hip" minimahl music....
fab ----- Original Message ----- Da : "Toby Frith" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A : "kent williams" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, "list 313" <313@hyperreal.org> Oggetto : RE: (313) Ellen Allien's New Mix: Opinions? Data : Fri, 4 Apr 2008 15:44:56 +0100 > The fact that minimal techno is currently seen as "hip" > can only be a good thing. > > More and more people are into labels like Chain Reaction, > M-Plant and Basic Channel than ever before. That > ultimately will lead them back to the Detroit originators. > It takes time, but I know for one that it has transformed > the London techno scene. > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: kent williams [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 04 April 2008 15:41 > To: list 313 > Subject: Re: (313) Ellen Allien's New Mix: Opinions? > > > The one mix I have by Ellen Allien is Fabric 34 and I > listen to it a lot -- both straight through and when > individual tracks come up on shuffle. > > I think it's high time that we stop using minimal as a > dirty word. Minimalism in its broadest sense has been a > revolution in music, not so much because it has been > revolutionary in content, but because it has demanded a > new relationship between the music and the listener. The > best minimal techno is every bit as dramatic and emotional > as any other sort of dance music. The worst is just > boring. Worse than that, it's a sort of music that > appeals and encourages an audience of people completely > off their faces on drugs. Give me something with a little > soul and variety anyday! > > It's also to separate the music from the scene, and to > realize that slagging on a music/scene when it blows up is > as much a hipster transgression as following that trend. > I was amused last summer walking around Brooklyn 'hipster' > neighborhood last summer; it seemed like people who, in my > shallow evaluation were, in fact, the dreaded hipsters, > were modulating their fashion sense and coiffure to avoid > the dreaded hipster signifiers. > > Being hip is too exhausting for me. You'll always be > trying to stay ahead of curve, and nothing but eternal > vigilance will keep you from staying with something > formerly cutting edge, now declasse'. It's like surfing > -- you want to be in the curl without the wave crashing > over you. I'm content to like what I like and let someone > else sort it out. > > But I digress. Ellen Allien is usually pretty ace in my > estimation. If one of her mixes sounded a little flat at > first, I'd give it a few listens to sink in before > dismissing it. > > > For all the latest news and comment visit > www.telegraph.co.uk. This message, its contents and any > attachments to it are private, confidential and may be the > subject of legal privilege. Any unauthorised disclosure, > use or dissemination of the whole or part of this message > (without our prior written consent) is prohibited. If you > are not the intended recipient, please notify us > immediately. Incoming and outgoing telephone calls to our > offices may be monitored or recorded for training and > quality control purposes and for confirming orders and > information. Telegraph Media Group Limited is a limited > liability company registered in England and Wales (company > number 451593). Our registered office address is: 111 > Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT. >
