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who are you flipping off, the blair witch? |
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Well I think the fundamental difference in fanbase for Aphex vs other popular music, is that once a fan of Aphex you're a fan for life. |
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the people im flipping off know who they are |
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well, unless they are morons... which is possible too |
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Come on, loopychoon, if you're sick of radio and television over-promoting some artists, just don't listen to/watch it. You'll feel much better. Well, yeah what I see and hear on the media passing for entertainment depresses me. Can't always turn it off though. Once a week (thankfully) I work in a wharehouse where they play the local commercial FM station. The same tunes round and round.. over and over again for weeks on end. These FM stations really get their teeth into a piece of music if think it's a bit of a modern day classic. At first it annoyed me until I realized I needed to thank goodness they weren't killing something I hold dear. Turn it off? Sure I coud do that or retune but there are other people working there and the lowest common denominator is what they'll put back on. So now and again I switch it off for a bit whilst nobody else is near but otherwise I thank goodness for DIDO :P *throws up* |
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I don't know about the US, but mainstream music is suffering badly over here in the UK - Top of the Pops is gonna be taken off the air pretty soon for low viewing figures and all the majors are downsizing at the moment - It's about time too - Pop Will Eat Itself. |
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like me for example. |
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in holland we have 3 music channels! all horrible: i know: i watch it alot |
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you eat yourself? o wait, follow-up to.. |
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well pop is alive and kicking over here! |
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fair enough... I'm not the most knowledgable about that, but I was thinking here in North America at least... you don't see much instrumental music on the billboard charts... well, in higher positions anyways... I know some of this stuff does well in the UK, but the UK is awesome as far as music is concerned! :) |
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the only reason IDM isnt big is because it sucks |
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the only reason IDM is big is because it sucks |
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it's currently not very memetically successful at replicating. |
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dude, pop and top 40 is NOT alive and kicking... in fact, it's the ONLY music suffering. like somone else said, i give it 2 more years, tops. this industry is changing, and OUR generation is going to be the one to re-sculpt it. IF we take advantage of the opportunity. |
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The point that needs to be made that if this music becomes full on mainstream. I'm talking daily radio play and MTV exposure to the max then people who're influenced by "The nxt big thing" are only going to buy what they get told by MTV is great. The real fans, and I think I mean all the people on this board, are the ones who'll delve into the genre more. They'll make a point of finding out more about the music, it's origins, they'll find out about the artists behind it. They won't content themselves with Now that's what I call.... Electronica 45 they'll look into it. They'll find sites like this one. When the trend dies over, there'll be more fans of the music. The few who aren't just going with fashions. Personally I think it could be a great thing. Not that long ago I was worried about what the mainstream profile could do. Then I realised that it could be a good thing. So there'll be some shit music that's an insult to the genre. So what? If it's shitm don't buy it. There'll still be good releases. If Aphex æ []pusher etc all wanted mainstream success then they'd have released that type of album a long time ago. They're clearly not that bothered and release music for the fun and to make some money from it but they don't give a fuck that they're releasing to a minority. |
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What gets on my nerve is the "chemical brotherS? they're SHIT! drum n bass? BORING, all this stuff is too MAINSTREAM" I'm actually gettnig into a lot of pop music, liek listening t othe background stuff, there's a lot to be learned from conventional music, imho. oh and whenever I make a breakbeat track it gets shat on. I don't liek that either. And I never get what I want for xmas. Well I will this xmas (snicker) |
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i dont have a strong opinion on pop music because mostly its just nothing |
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i've never known anybody acting this way. maybe your just paranoid. it obviously doesn't make you cool to listen to IDM cuz you suck. your an idiot |
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Onwards to the revolution I'd say!!!! :-\ |
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I said pop is alive and kicking... and so it is... just turn on the radio and listen to the crap Good Charlotte stuff they play... bubblegum might be changing styles slightly, but it's still bubblegum crap! |
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Doesn't matter to me if IDM gets big... there's the risk that it could get overexposed, but that doesn't matter to me since I don't listen to the radio or watch music television, so it's all good. IDM influenced music are all the rage on commercials these days, it seems... I miss good old fashioned chart topping rock. Rock is dead, long live rock. |
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promo, i totally agree. and if IDM gets a bit more exposed, so what? doesn't necessarily mean it will become mainstream. i mean, you can get good exposure but still remain obscure. look at talking heads and tom waits - they both were quite exposed (waits WAS on island), but remain highly acclaimed, not to mention college-radio friendly. me personally, i could give a crap less if i make money off my music - but it would be nice, especially if it could get me out of my grandmother's house. and btw, zeus is flipping me off, for stealing his extra-terrestrial lover. :P |
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