but how did the hip-hop heads hear it? obviously there's some sort of 'trend' leading them to discover this music.
you seem to be very fond of subdividing people. i walk into a party and see a bunch of people who are there to enjoy whatever music is being played at that party. You seem to walk in a break them down into little categories to which you obviously attach judgement values to. On Wed, 31 Mar 2004, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. wrote: > ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >in the case you make here, repressing is an effect, not a cause. > why are > >people buying repressings? how are they discovering the older > music. mybe > >their hipsters who got turned on my kompakt or miss kittin? > > who knows the exact reason why people are into it. i know ive sold > more moodymann represses at the shop i work at to hiphop heads > than to house music people. they liked it because they heard it, > not because they heard about it. people are out pushing all > different kinds of stuff from the trendy to the not at all trendy. > all of it will add up to bringing in new people who want to buy > the represses of the classics. its not strictly because of the > hipster contingent. > > >the implication that you'e making here supposes that the music > being made > >and played by kompakt and co. is bad. i think the general > concensus is > >that's not the case. > > ive been clear multiple times in saying that i was not making a > value judgement on the music. i did mention that i wasnt really > into much of it, but that wasnt involved in making my argument. > all im saying is that good growth is from the ground up, not > people randomly attatching themselves to a trendy movement. > > tom > > ________________________________________________________________ > andythepooh.com > > > > >
