From Gomez Ricardo Sent Tue, Oct 6th 1998, 11:30
From Gomez Ricardo Sent Tue, Oct 6th 1998, 11:30
> >>>>>>digitial hardcore should definitely be considered idm, or at least be >mentioned on the idm list. admittedly the production values aren't of yr >normal idm fair, but just think of it is as trading the high tech intelligent >production values of someone like richie devine for the sardonic wit and >creativeness of shizuo. both are really just heightened forms of dance music. >I bet all Idm'ers who are above twenty and who's parents pay to go to school >and work 10 hours a week in there dad's law firm think they are to cool for >digital hardcore but anyone else who isn'ta technosnob could could find >redeeming values in most DHR especially alec empire solo stuff, christoph de >babalon, sonic subjunkies, patric c etc. ost of the music doesn't really make >sense to people over 25 anyway so they don't really count:> > for your information: i am 27 / have a lot of idm AND Digital Hardcore stuff (i even have the TEST TUBE KID tape) i have seen for example Alec Empire and Atari Teenage Riot a lot and i can tell you that most people at that gigs where "in their twenties".Same for the underground raves i went to and the REAL harsh sounding scapes produced by industrial bands. but if you know the filosphy of Alec Empire then i have my doubts that he would like to be put in a pigeonhole.. any way on the last ATR gig i saw the people weren't dacing at all but slamming and jumping around and putting their heads into the speakers.....raaaahhhh... :)