Re: Please join my N.E.W music genera!

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

That's one!  Will no other's join me?

On Sunday, June 1, 2003, at 11:31 AM, Will Wright wrote:

> Heeeee, this is how I am explaining my music from now on... or at 
> least till something wierder occurs to me :)
>
> Will
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>
>> From: Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>
>> Reply-To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>> Subject: Please join my N.E.W music genera!
>> Date: Sat, 31 May 2003 17:27:40 -0700
>>
>> Hey everybody!  I figured it out!  We can call our new genera: N.E.W. 
>> music (Neo Eclectic Wanking).  I think it's a perfect name!
>>
>> Why?
>>
>> It's an acronym!  How fun is that?
>>
>> Neo:
>>
>> It's a classic!  Those Greeks!  We're still using their scales, 
>> linguistics and all night approach to being able to find somewhere to 
>> eat.  Don't forget the fact that it's trendy to use.  With the 
>> blockbuster movie Matrix out why not use some of Warner Bros' 
>> momentum?  Add all that to the fact that it means new and what we're 
>> all trying to do is relatively new in historic terms.
>>
>> Eclectic:
>>
>> As I think we've all just pointed out, our musical tastes, influences 
>> and styles are all over the map.  Rick, my friend, how can you put 
>> what you do in the same category as what Brian Kenny Fresno does? ... 
>> yet it's all live looping!  It's all good to, IMO.  Actually, I hate 
>> what some of you do, but I'd fight for your right to do it.  Looping 
>> isn't a genera.  Fin.
>>
>> Wanking:
>>
>> We're a bunch of wankers!  If not guitar, some other instrument or 
>> device.  If not that, we can intellectually wank, which is what we're 
>> doing now!  Wanking is a good term because it A) has sexual 
>> conatations B) describes the often solitary nature of what we do [ew, 
>> Rick dose it with his brother!] C) eludes to the fact that WE DO IT 
>> UNTIL WE'RE FINISHED REGARDLESS OF WHETHER OR NOT ANYONE ELSE WANTS 
>> US TO!  Weeeeeeeee!
>>
>> So what do you all think?  Kim?  Can we change the LD site to the 
>> N.E.W site?  I'm sure there won't be any less talk about looping (or 
>> more either).  That way we won't feel too bad when we spend days 
>> talking about drugs or the latest tube emulators.  If not I'm going 
>> to put up my own site and take away all your business.  Don't cross 
>> me!  I'M ON THE EDGE!
>>
>> do what now?
>>
>> Mark Sottilaro
>>
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