From aaron.................. Sent Tue, Nov 4th 1997, 02:16
From aaron.................. Sent Tue, Nov 4th 1997, 02:16
yeah.....stuff like this used to happen to me back in the day when i was in college radio (specifically 94/95)......a friend of mine got turned on to idm, and i learned about hip hop..... *this* is what it's all about people..... aaron........... At 6:21 AM -0800 11/3/97, xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx wrote: >after all this idm negativity, here's my heartwarming idm story for the >week: > >This afternoon I was at KCSB (the radio station I work at) listening to >the new Suction and M.A.S. 12"s I had just recieved in the mail when a >couple hip hop dj friends of mine came into the studio I was using and >asked how I was doing. Having just finished listening to and putting my >records away, I offered to let them use the studio I was in. I packed up >my stuff and began to leave, but as I was walking out the door, one of >the guys yelled "hey brian, you ever heard of a hip hop label called >schematic?" I quickly turned around. He continued saying "yeah, i just >picked up this Push Button Object 12" while I was in San Francisco this >last weekend. this shit is the future of hip hop!" He threw his new >find on the turntable and we sat there and had our collective asses >kicked by the music. After we were done listening to some selections, i >told him, yeah I'd heard of schematic, but that it's an idm label, not a >hip hop label. They disagreed saying, "yeah, they've been putting out >this dope electro-hip hop shit for a while now". Again, I countered, >saying "no, they've been putting out dope idm shit for a while". In >order to prove my point, I threw down the decidedly idm releases from MAS >that I had received earlier. They balked at the similarities (and then >asked for a dub). I left mumbling something about it being the future of >electronic music, while from the left of me came some mumbling about the >future of hip hop music. Folks, i have crossed bridges today, let's >all...share...(sniff) the idm message...(sniff) with someone...else. > >It's always cool turn someone on to the wonders of idm, especially when >we've been living so close to hip hop people for so long musically, but >we are blind to them and they are blind to us. One big happy family, >that's what I'm talking about. > >BTW, can anyone give me some recommendations for Push Button Object? How >many releases are there? > > >--brian "looking for a little unity" rachielles >xxxxxxxxxxx@xxxx.xxx > >idm review archive, audio on kcsb, zaph records: >www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/club/4980