wow. an entire tirade based on predjudice regarding people's relation to
hippness/drugs/music

why not try crtiquing just the music instead and not worry about people
come to their conclusions.



On Wed, 5 Jun 2002, Brian 'balistic' Prince wrote:

> Wednesday, June 05, 2002, 9:19:12 AM, a knob was tweaked and out came:
>
> IC> Embrace everything without prejudice :0)
>
> My love is earned, not automatic.
>
> I have never lived in a world where PLUR seemed like an intelligent
> approach to life.  The universe envisioned by its adherents is devoid
> of competition, value, perseverance . . . love is so evenly
> distributed that it becomes meaningless.
>
> A world in which everything is embraced is a world in which nothing
> excels.
>
> "So the kids take a pill to feel the funk and the DJ takes a pill to
> feel the funk. I don't take a pill to feel the funk. Carl don't take a
> pill to feel the funk. Glenn Underground don't take a pill to feel the
> funk. Derrick Carter might take a pill for fun, but not to feel the
> funk." - D. May
>
> So pop a pill, and pretend that the latest Minus is intensely
> engaging, but don't expect me to embrace that.
>
> My techno isn't about turning your brain off.  I don't think Juan's or
> Carl's or Derrick's or Shake's is either.  I can appreciate a few of
> Hawtin's records, but I strongly suspect that the majority of his fan
> base is pretending to "get it" in an attempt to look smart, the same
> way I did when I first heard him in high school.  The same way
> Picasso's ardent admirers do.
>
> Most of the time, there's nothing to get.
>
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> Brian "balistic" Prince
> http://www.bprince.com - art and techno
> Strokes of Defiance EP . . . soon.
>
>
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