From cache Sent Sat, Oct 16th 1999, 17:29
From cache Sent Sat, Oct 16th 1999, 17:29
>Knee jerk reactions to things like Nitzer Ebb just because they
>come out of an older tradition are ridiculous.
Euro/EBM heavily informed the 80's techno scene.
don't forget, mills was in "final cut" (WaxTrax!) along with people like
chris conelley (sp). when i saw the +8 tour in dallas in 90 or 91 much of
the audience was comprised of us crucial EBM kids. i imagine there was
little or no irony in this in the minds of hawtin, larkin, etc. i mean,
shit, MLK samples are for EVERYBODY :)
to slag it is akin to slagging Warp for including all those naff chicago
trax on the "influences" comp. . .
-jeff
p.s. yes, at base i'm just defending nitzer ebb. i suppose their music
hasn't aged that well, but at the time i remember thinking it was the most
insane shit i'd ever heard. . .
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