From AeOtaku Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 08:26
Got a bunch of mail. Lots of server space offered, HTML aid, general well-wishings, thanks a good deal folks. So I've been thinking it out, and also looking at past efforts (ala trainspotter.hyperreal.org) to find out exactly how to go about this. I've come to the conclusion that one person has to handle the actual formatting (that will be me) but the information has to come from everywhere. So I think discographies are going to be the backbone of the site and that's where I'm going to start. I'm not providing sites for labels, or anything else at this point. Just a really, really long list of IDM discographies and a really, really long list of links. I want this to be a good quick reference site for starters and a comprehensive collection of data, but I want to leave web design and in depth specifics to others, which is what the point of having a really, really long list of links is. I'm also thinking reviews are a really good idea, and anybody who wants to contribute is welcome (especially past reviews on the IDM list). So I'm requesting this I guess: a) People who want to just throw any discographies they know or can link to b) People who want to just list all sorts of artists/labels who eventually need discographies c) People who want to contribute reviews of specific releases or websites Any amount of info is welcome, but I'm starting this with artist discogs, label discogs, and links, with reviews as a rider. Once I get a lot of that sorted out, maybe I'll build on it. Also, a definition of what's going in the database has to be worked out. I'll get it better soon, but generally if a record can be roughly classified as being on the Warp/Rephlex axis, the Basic Channel/Chain Reaction/Brinkmann/et al. axis, or the rest of home listening IDM axis, it's good. Influences are fine too. House/trance/gabber/etc. not at welcome, but you knew that. I'm also thinking of posting to the list really long grocery lists of artists and labels I could think of that are IDM, and people can just toss out names that I forgot. So warning you in advance to dodge those messages if you're not into that stuff. So thanks to people who've already written and everybody who wants to pitch some information into the ring. Matt