From the Quaternions Sent Thu, Dec 17th 1998, 07:26
From the Quaternions Sent Thu, Dec 17th 1998, 07:26
What I really want to know is if Matador is selling many copies of all
these (relatively) obscure electronic releases. They really haven't
gotten much US press (I mean, who gives a fuck about Burger/Ink?) and they
don't have the fanbase of Matador's indie rock. Most of my Matador indie
rock lovin friends don't know a damn thing about "indie" electronic
music--they know the Chems and the Prodigy and Aphex, but not Autechre or
anything even slightly more obscure. Same goes for
Nothing with Autechre and plug--does this stuff actually make them money,
or are they just trying to get in on the ground floor for later albums
with bigger sales? We Americans are so damn ignorant, it disgusts me ;-)
And what's this talk i hear of the X-Ecutioners headlining at
hammerstein ballroom in NY? That seems like a mighty big venue. Has
indie hip-hop taken off in sales to that large an extent?
Feeling drunk and bitter, but almost done with finals!
I hate Lacan and Derrida and Laura Mulvey, they can deconstruct the text
of my anus. Is that Freudian enough for you?
Sam