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What is laptop punk?
 

offline zguru from Lindale (Texas) (United States) on 2002-04-17 23:31 [#00180729]
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I've heard this term used in articles, yet I don't really
know what it defines.


 

offline Phresch from fucking Trondheim (Norway) on 2002-04-17 23:37 [#00180735]
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Venetian Snares? long hair, noise, snot and a laptop.


 

offline Spookyluke from United States on 2002-04-17 23:40 [#00180736]
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laptop punk is like hardcore (digital hardcore) stuff done
by "bedroom musicians" like Patric Catani.


 

offline zguru from Lindale (Texas) (United States) on 2002-04-17 23:41 [#00180738]
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I'm familiar with glitch, which is used concurrently with
IDM references. I assume laptop punk is somewhat related.

I have some Venetian Snares...very aggressive, almost gabba
IDM.


 

offline Spookyluke from United States on 2002-04-17 23:43 [#00180740]
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I haven't heard Venetian Snares yet ;(
Try getting "You're a Hero" by Patric Catani--very cool
track you'd probably like!


 

offline Spookyluke from United States on 2002-04-17 23:43 [#00180741]
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Sometimes he's listed as Patric C.


 

offline RobinsAlter-Ego from a suburban hellhole (United States) on 2002-04-17 23:45 [#00180742]
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I've heard the term "bedroom musicians" before... what does
it mean?


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2002-04-17 23:45 [#00180743]
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laptop punk is an oxymoron. punk by its nature is immediate
and rough sounding; music made on laptops is always
meticulously crafted because the process requires exactness.
"laptop punk," another dumb label thought up by bored
journalists.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2002-04-17 23:55 [#00180770]
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means what you prolly think... music recorded in people's
bedrooms (traditionally this meant on a cheap four-track
recorder, but now it applies to computers as well). you
could switch bedroom up to living room or den if you like.


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-04-18 00:26 [#00180828]
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what is gabba music?


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2002-04-18 00:27 [#00180829]
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Gabba is dutch for soccer hooligan.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-04-18 00:28 [#00180832]
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good point titsworth
god i hate repeating myself but fuck these cliched pigeon
holes


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-04-18 00:28 [#00180833]
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lol Great...lets listen to music inspired by soccer
hooligans :) They'll role models for everyone.


 

offline Phresch from fucking Trondheim (Norway) on 2002-04-18 00:29 [#00180835]
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read All Music Guide To Electronica....loads of info in
there...including explanations to each genre.


 

offline zguru from Lindale (Texas) (United States) on 2002-04-18 00:30 [#00180837]
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the soccer thing...
but what does the Ramones song "Gabba Gabba Hey" mean.
surely it's not about soccer.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2002-04-18 00:31 [#00180839]
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It just sounds good, like be-bop-a-loo-la.


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2002-04-18 00:32 [#00180840]
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The Ramones rock!


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-04-18 00:33 [#00180843]
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Sure it is. I can read its deep poetic meanings!!

"Gabba Gabba Hey" means:

"The government! The Government! Such a shame that our
society has no morals compared to the reverse psycho cosmos!
My coffee My soccer! Where art thou?"

Its SO OBVIOUS!! I LOVE POETRY!!!!


 

offline wayout from the street of crocodiles on 2002-04-18 00:57 [#00180900]
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'laptop punk' is the journalists' term applied to some of
the more rebellious electronic musicians who use
laptops...such as kid606, the blechtums, cex, lesser, v/vm,
vsnares...basically anyone you can think of from tigerbeat6
and similar artists

i think like most descriptions/labels surrounding the whole
'idm scene' it was applied and is used sorta tongue in cheek


 

offline john is fast from sacramento (United States) on 2002-04-18 01:06 [#00180914]
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someone said laptop punk couldnt exist. and although i agree
that i hate the term and it is completely unecessary, i do
feel that punks and laptops can gotogether. the essence of
punk rock is not a guitar. it is not stupid kids making
noise. its someone that has something less than mainstream
to say. generally they are intelligent.
so what kind of electronic music would a punk kid make? i
guess if you really needed a description it would be laptop
punk. probably electronic music that says something the
punk kid wanted to say.
still.. i do hate that term.

anything we put our hands to become part of us. so if youre
punk and you pick up a golf club you just invented punk
golfing. if youre a punk and youre christian then there are
punk christians. if youre goth and a hair dresser then
there are goth hairdressers. you cant say something isnt
possible for any reason cause if someones doing it then
there it is.


 

offline earthleakage from tell the world you're winning on 2002-04-18 01:08 [#00180917]
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so exactly how can you tell the difference between laptop
punk, tower punk and desktop punk?


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2002-04-18 01:18 [#00180926]
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i've also heard the term powerbook pop...


 

offline roygbivcore from Joyrex.com, of course! on 2002-04-18 01:19 [#00180927]
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i think matmos is considered power book pop... they do all
their shit with laptops, and also kid606 i believe. he's not
very pop though...


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2002-04-18 01:20 [#00180929]
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John, it could/does/obviousley exists.

The only thing that will stop this futile argument will be a
term that isn't so transparent.
I can't be arsed thinking of one, but I'm sure it needs to
be something like 'nobroy' or 'boomshakalak'.


 

offline flea from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-04-18 02:35 [#00181038]
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exactly it's mostly crap..ATR and KID606 comes to
mind..KID606 bugs me..but then again that's probably exactly
what he's set out to achieve..


 


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