In a previous message tony wrote:
> It's
> gotten to the point where some of the best house records are UK imports,
> which would have been unfathomable to me a couple of years ago.
>
But of course! Re. Herbert EP's
> > do yout have the term handbag in america? or hardbag?
>
> Nope. I have heard of them, since I read Mixmag, Muzik, and other British
> magazines, but those haven't really caught on here as of yet. Maybe the
> closest thing to it is progressive house? I must admit to not really
> knowing what hardbag is though.
I dont think people use the term progressive house much over here anymore
>
> > Have you had Goa Trance yet?
>
> Thankfully, no (at least not where I'm at). Trance is big, but people
> haven't latched onto that whole "I've got to go to India" kick yet. I
> personally have major issues with Goa Trance and the people who live that
> lifestyle, but that's a different thread.
say no to techno (all the warehouse do's in bristol seem to be techno
oriented)
>
> > I spose Baleric Beat never got a mention in the states either >sigh<
> > Italia Disco? no thought not...
>
> It depends on what your definitions of these genres are. Here in the US,
> Black Box got linked to Italian House/Disco, and if I'm not mistaken,
> Technotronic got labelled as a sort of Baleric/New Beat group.
>
Technotronic are NOT baleric beat, still the term refers to being able to
play anything you want as long as everyones up for it and it sounds good. RE:
Ibiza, Cafe del mar.... doesnt really exist anymore.
New Beat was different, and is best forgotten I feel!
> But this constant drive to label music is getting out of hand. Happy
> hardcore, trance, Goa trance, handbag, garage, house, ambient-house,
> trip-hop, jungle, drum-n-bass, etc etc. I once wrote a piece on all the
> different types of house I could think of, and I think I ended up with 7
> or 8. Granted, there are differences in dance music genres, but I feel
> people or magazines are looking to start a new marketing trend by coming
> up with all these names.
>
> Anthony
That 'new musik' dollar is very important to the marketing people...
>You are correct -- the album cover is very misleading and borders on
>insult. The Paradise Garage, true to the foundations of house (which I
>feel are being wiped out and/or forgotten), was a black gay club. That
>Salsoul itself would repackage that album with that artwork makes me
>very confused, because they surely knew what time it was.
>
>Anthony
>
>
The comercialisation of dance music over here is frightening, its like havin
1000 mediocre jamiriquoi's.... The new kids have no idea what its all about
an the promoters are pushing as far as they can incase the bubble bursts...
on the UKDance list the other day some kid was saying 'techno' is and always
has been the mopst inovative form of musik, its outrageeouuus, I mean what he
calls techno started only a few years ago and bears a slim resemblance to
what was started in detroit.... oooops I'm ranting now.... sorry... What do
people think of the Beth Orton album?
joe