From jovian f. Sent Sun, Jul 11th 1999, 04:28
From jovian f. Sent Sun, Jul 11th 1999, 04:28
Alex Reynolds <xxxxxxxx@xxx.xxxxx.xxx> wrote: >Do you honestly believe that more than a handful of people outside of the >list know who Autechre are or what IDM stands for? hmmm.. i think autechre would be reasonably popular even excluding people on this list.. i remember back in the mid '90s, muchmusic (a reasonably commercial music station in canada) used to run basscadet every few days, and when i saw autechre play a club here about a year ago, the place was filled near capacity with the more intellectual ravers, post-rockers, ambient heads, and aging industrial scenesters.. by being rather undefinable, they manage to penetrate a lot of different little markets.. they certainly aren't household names, but they aren't idle hobbyists pressing cd-rs either (not that there's anything wrong with that).. trent's past experiences have made him a savvy businessman at the very least, and wouldn't have signed them if he didn't think he could sell the music.. - jove --- "music, the greatest good that mortals know and all of heaven we have below." (harold adamson) drop modulation audio - http://members.tripod.com/drop_modulation __ ICQ# 26360618 "Example: Where can I find information about the hobby pyrotechnics?" (alta-vista)