From Tim Koch Sent Fri, Apr 9th 1999, 02:58
From Tim Koch Sent Fri, Apr 9th 1999, 02:58
Nothing against obscurity (that would really be the pot calling the kettle black I suppose) or unusual formats/packaging, or coveting rare records. But a lot of this geektronica stuff has crossed the line into wilful obscurantism. With records coming out in pressings of 250 or even fifty (with handpainted covers etc), you have to wonder what's the threshold below which music ceases to be a "cultural practice" and becomes mere hobbyism? As the phenomenon of music distributed through the Internet, downloaded and CD-burned continues to develop, this global geektronic network may well devolve into a barter economy, with bedroom producers trading their music with other artists through the Net. Momus recently suggested that rather than everybody being famous for 15 minutes, in the future everybody will be famous for 15 people. That's what it's getting like, and that's why we should be getting worried. for fucksake .. I used to collect NME's and Melody Maker's for 10 years (weekly UK music rags) and immediately switched off to any of Mr.Reynold's dribblings .. so this thread surprises me .. that the man is still eager to put down what he doesn't understand ..