RE: [microsound] re: failure theory

[David Fodel <DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

ahh... i guess i did not know "gltich-tronica" had such a precise meaning. i
always associated "electronica" with the "rock-ification" of techno anyway,
as the term seemed to enter into the general discourse right around the time
the majors starting paying attention to techno (in it's general usage) and
introducing more "mainstream" and decidedly more big-beat acts, touring them
around in a much more rock-esque guise than as DJ's per se.

the Blec(h) i am hearing certainly has glitchy elements in it... so their
comments just seem prankish.

David Fodel
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> From: 	Philip Sherburne
> Reply To: 	microsound
> Sent: 	Wednesday, March 13, 2002 4:05 PM
> To: 	'microsound'
> Subject: 	RE: [microsound] re: failure theory
> 
> I would venture to say that the difference between the Blectums and
> "glitchtronica," despite their occasional use of its tropes, is that they
> don't really make music that corresponds to a given genre -- as opposed to
> much glitch techno, which works the same ground over and over (quite
> intentionally). 
> 
> Also, just biographically speaking, I think that Kevin and Blevin come
> from
> a rock background (like quite a few TB6ers), which might inform their
> preference for a looser rhythmic signature and their aversion to dance
> music-derived genres. I get the sense that they're working in a very
> different tradition than the bulk of laptop technists.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: David Fodel [mailto:DFodel@xxxxxxxxxxxx]
> > Sent: Wednesday, March 13, 2002 3:00 PM
> > To: 'microsound'
> > Subject: RE: [microsound] re: failure theory
> > 
> > 
> > well i am listening to some Blec(h) right now... and it sounds like
> > "glitch-tronica" to me... i like it... sorta reminds me of the old
> > Residents, and Renaldo and the Loaf.
> >> 
> 
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