From mallen Sent Fri, Sep 18th 1998, 17:10
On Fri, 18 Sep 1998, Simon Walley wrote: > This shift is no bad thing at all - just something I just noticed. i think this has alot to do with the fact the in the early 90's industrial became a truly stagnate genre of music ... i can only speak for myslef here but apart from the occasional gem (the last 2 true skinny puppy albumssome of the cop shoot cop stuff) you get guitar driven metal-industrial crossover stuff (i lay the blame squarely on all jourgensons[sp] feet) ... i still followed cabaret voltaire through some weird transistions .. and it just so happens that richard kirk became and incredible 'idm' artist .. it also happened that when i first heard surfing on sine waves and inccabula it sounded more 'industrial' to me than anything people like pigface (idustrial supergroup?) and the chicago tribe were putting out ... now your getting people who used to be considered industrial putting out fantastic albums ... [Haujobb anyone?] to me its a very clear metamorphosis form mid eighties industrial to the current crop of semi undergroud electronic music .. m.