Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-29 Thread Dan Sicko
Ah, avoiding the question Mr. Sicko? :-) Not at all .. just couldn't answer the original question in one email. I've always wondered what it is about current generations that have shown a tendency away from linear narrative, and more towards repetition. Believe me, I would have loved to

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-29 Thread Simon Walley
Believe me, I would have loved to have had the freedom of style that Simon Reynolds or Kodwo Eshun had with their books--not that I write with that much artifice. Inventing new words and all seems distracting at first, but maybe that's a viable way to describe many of the sounds in the techno

(313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread mumtaz
respect to mr. sicko for his well crafted book, Techno Rebels. I know many people around the planet are reading it and it is creating a buzz. I just finished it and for the last week or so ive been totally immersed in the world of detroit. i did not get exposed to 'troit techno until a bit after

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread cyborg elpH
In one of the many reviews of the book (at amazon.com), someone asks why didn't Dan Sicko mention the things that techno fans listen for in techno music. I thought this was an interesting question. What do we listen for in techno music It's weird, and I'm really not sure why I listen to

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread Simon Walley
In one of the many reviews of the book (at amazon.com), someone asks why didn't Dan Sicko mention the things that techno fans listen for in techno music. I thought this was an interesting question. Perhaps but Dan would've had to devote most of the book to answering it. Different people get

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread stephen
cyborg elpH wrote: What do we listen for in techno music It's weird, and I'm really not sure why I listen to techno. Is it genetic? environmental? What?? I guess i listen to 'techno' because it's interesting music. to me techno music can be forward thinking or a nostalgia

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread Dan Sicko
In one of the many reviews of the book (at amazon.com), someone asks why didn't Dan Sicko mention the things that techno fans listen for in techno music. I thought this was an interesting question. What do we listen for in techno music It's weird, and I'm really not sure why I listen

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread marsel
the future?

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread William VanLoo
assuredly not. strange though... BVL marsel wrote: the future? From [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tue Sep 28 15:23:34 1999 -- AppNet MidWest Interactive [formerly Sigma6] / http://www.appnet.com dj sets at: http://www.smallfish.co.uk/pondlife/issue3.html

Re: (313) mr. sicko

1999-09-28 Thread Ian
What do we listen for in techno music It's weird, and I'm really not sure why I listen to techno. Is it genetic? environmental? What?? This is an interesting question [snip]. Especially because I have always tried to explain with great detail how techno sounds (usually with