Re: (idm) Fed up with IDM!

From Will Samuels
Sent Tue, Sep 15th 1998, 02:26

---boomboomkids <xxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote:

> OK I've bought these titles and I have to let them   > go, they
SUCK!IMHO.  I just bought no more than one  > hour ago: CHART RUNNERS-
V/vm (after 30seconds I     > pulled the needle off) SOMEONE  TAKE
THIS off my > hands I paid $15 for it!
 
> THIRD EYE FOUNDATION vs. V/vm SPLIT 12" $10 (played half of each
side,  more crap)

Actually I think this record is pretty decent. I think it is the 2nd
on the V/vm that is my favorite. There is alot of noise and then a
pretty cool melody. The other V/vm release I bought I wasn't to into.
 
> I think I may have to go live with BROCK SUTER and   > let him
school me  with the Drum n Bass cuz I can't  > be an IDM purist anymore.

I would never be an IDM purist, there has been so many non-idm
releases this year that have been awesome. Drum n bass has been kickin
big time this year. And on the more minimal side of techno people like
Cari Lekebusch, Surgeon, Jeff Mills etc. have put out some great stuff
 
> What the fuck is happening > to IDM? You have to be  > sooo
"intelligent" the music becomes "ignorant" > goddamn what a waste of
money! ....

> I think Lexaunculpt knows how to pull all thi digi   > crunch sound
and do  something GOOD with it, but the > above titles I'd like to let
go are a great example > of IDM CRAP!

This label is from LA right? How come you can't find it here? I
definitely want to hear this.




> Someone who ENJOYS THIS CRAP please buy it from me as > they are in
MINT 
> condition! or if you have trades I'm open to all the OLD shit from 
> APOLLO, WARP (I have most of it), Mira Callix 10", Skam pre07, GPR,
> whatever as long as it's got some melody and I can play it for a 
> CROWD, yes some IDM is OK for the dancefloor, it doesn't have to
sound 
> like my TV going haywire. Damn, I want the old NEW ELECTRONICA days 
> back! UGH.
> -- 
> -gilly
> ps: I bought these titles cuz the IDM list hyped em enough to spawn
my 
> interest, I think I'll have to dig deeper from now on!
> 
> ........ºprotest protestersº.............
> JESUS TOLD ME TO KILL- LUKE 19:27
> 

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