Re: does rock still rock?

From: christopherotto (cotto1@gl.umbc.edu)
Date: Fri May 26 2000 - 06:01:18 MET DST

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    i don't think the breakbeat-driven house sound is too bad either - i 've
    been listening to alot of josh wink tracks lately after a LONG hiatus and
    alot of it is even more incredible this time around, especially his mix
    for united dj's of america...

    christopherotto

    On Thu, 25 May 2000, Jason Witherspoon wrote:

    > At 10:21 AM +1000 5/26/00, philipm@isd.canberra.edu.au wrote:
    > >On Thu, 25 May 2000 BARONI@humnet.ucla.edu wrote:
    > >
    > >> >>Is Chemical Bros considered rock?
    > >> >
    > >> >No. They're "Stadium Techno".
    > >
    > >> Great definition!
    > >
    > >get real, the chemicals brothers, fatboy shit and the rest of the big beat
    > >breaks whaterver it is are absolutely nothing to do with techno
    > >whatsoever. go listen to some derrick may them some chemical bros. any
    > >similarity? though not.
    > >
    > >p-dogg
    >
    > I kind of enjoy Big Beat (well, the Wall of Sound stuff, anyway)
    > because I like breakbeat-driven music. I don't like drum machine
    > driven stuff very much, & while the Bros. might be technically using
    > loops, most of their stuff sounds as stilted & tech-housey as can be
    > to me.
    >
    > So I'll continue calling them Stadium Techno, but anyone who knows my
    > tastes knows I'm just using "techno" as a slur. And yes, I've heard
    > Jeff Mills/Derrick May.
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