From John Counts Sent Fri, May 28th 1999, 08:26
From John Counts Sent Fri, May 28th 1999, 08:26
> So how's the IDM scene down in Springfield? Must... > keep... a straight... > face! PAHHHHhahahahahaha! No, seriously, -Yeah...seriously, that laugh should be expressed as such: (PAHHHHhahahahahahaha)^nth power. Trust me on this one, Springfield is an electronic vacuum. The SMSU factor is a good theory and it may be true, but I'm at the other college which would be Drury, down the road. Two years there- have yet to encounter a true IDM fan. The question is: how did I get into it? There has always been electronics lurking in the background my whole life. Hip-Hop and rap dominated the 4th-6th grade years then onto Nine Inch Nails in the early 90s. Then, one of three turning points occured: In '92, an indie/alternative rock station called the Planet began playing these phenomenal mixes that would have been the equivalent of the old school "Hit The Decks" or "Rave Til' Dawn". I was stunned. The naive radio announcer would actually introduce the mixes by saying "uh...this is a new form of music; we're not quite sure what to call it- we've been told it's 'rave.' Call us with suggestions." (Hope the listmembers can keep from laughing so hard to trust me that this is very true). After I heard "Next Is The E" by Moby in '93 and then "On" by Aphex Twin in '94, I literally became an exclusive listener of electronic music. Best Buy and Blockbuster music allowed me to discover Autechre, Mouse on Mars, Sire released Aphex Twin, Orbital, Orb, etc. Now, 296 CDs later, I do mail-order exclusively for Bochum Welt, Squarepusher, Reload, AFX, and many others because there is nowhere else for me to go. Columbia seems to have a rather healthy scene (maybe); I've seen fliers for electronic-oriented radio shows around the MU campus. Also, there is that used CD shop downtown (I think Ninth street) where I scored Analogue Bubblebath 4. We need to form an alliance...well, more like you telling me...about shops/performances/raves/releases etc. within the Columbia-KC-Springfield-St. Louis area. Okay, too much written. Hey, do you write music? I make simple little tracks heavily focused on melody and rhythm in a Bochum Welt/Autechre/AFX vein. If you do the same or would like to trade/sell/recommend CDs, let me know. This random transmission is out. It's good to hear from a Missourian on the list _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com