From Ben Coffer Sent Mon, May 3rd 1999, 20:21
From Ben Coffer Sent Mon, May 3rd 1999, 20:21
In message <xxxxxxxx.xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx>, William Van Loo <xxxxxxxx@xxxxxx.xxx> writes >It's not just England. America is not the land of the experimental style-mixing >maniacs (hey, Teep :). Yeah I know....it just seems at times that there's *so* many more IDM- type events going on over your way, people are more accepting of this music. Particularly SoCal :) (where tonnes of events seem to happen). That is, people are more openminded with their beats etc. Basically, my impression of the average dance-minded American is that they'll take whatever they like and they aren't ashamed of liking trax with different beats (not just 4-to-the-floor). Whereas the average Dance individual over here is into Speed Garage. Maybe i'm wrong, but i think America is definitely *the* IDM country of this year, lots of things happening ;) (maybe it should be part of the IDM poll, vote for best IDM country :) >In parting - if you don't see DJs you like in England, have you considered >investing in a pair of turntables? Hehe, i've been mixing since '88 ;) (got proper technics in '91). Actually, me and some friends put on a gig (Synergik) in london a month or so back, and received only a handful of people turning up (the music was *literally* a bit of everything). Shame, but then again it *wasn't* anywhere near center of london. Oh well, - Ben -- Ben Coffer http://www.hybridgame.demon.co.uk/