From: Mark Walker (tap@cgocable.net)
Date: Tue Apr 24 2001 - 05:06:29 MDT
----- Original Message -----
From: Emlyn <emlyn@one.net.au>
To: <extropians@extropy.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 4:37 AM
Subject: Re: PLUG: Extropian Music
I can see why they recommend Goth--if they did not listen to the lyrics.
Usually one of the essential characteristics of Goth is supposed to be a
concern (fixation?) with death. Just add a little negation--i.e., a concern
with not dying--and you're right in there. On the other hand, Goth is
sometimes interpreted quite widely to include bands with more of a vanilla
flavoring, e.g., the Cure. My favorite Goth band hails from Australia, the
legendary The Birthday Party. (Some of the wreckage of this band made it
into Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, including Mr. Cave himself). The Birthday
Party has quite a dank and dark view of the world--understandable really
given that they are from Melbourne. :)
> A quick request...
>
> I've put our album up on mp3.com
> (http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/42/the_land_canaan.html ), but I've
> seriously misfiled them in regards to genre. I just have no idea what
genre
> to pick. Most are in alternative general, and a couple in classical
> contemporary, neither of which are satisfactory. MP3.com sent me this...
>
> ----------
> Your music is quite imaginative, and nice. For the purposes of
categorizing
> your music (so that fans can better find your genre) we might recommend
that
> you recategorize your songs to Goth (or something similar) rather than
alt.
> general. Still, we do leave this choice up to the artist and wish you
> continued success in your career.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jianda
>
>
> Jianda Johnson - genres.mp3.com ~ radio.mp3.com/genres
> MP3.com Content Manager, Pop, R & B, Spoken Word, Easy Listening
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-- > ---- > Visit SoulEssentials! > http://stations.mp3s.com/stations/113/soulessentials.html > --------- > > > Goth!!!!! It can't be true - how embarrassing. > > Can anyone suggest something appropriate by way of genre? > > Emlyn > > > Mark Walker wrote > > > > > > Emlyn > > > > (here's the link again... > > > > http://artists.mp3s.com/artists/42/the_land_canaan.html ) > > > > > > > Great tunes! I think 'Alive' is my favourite on first listen through. > > > > Lee Corbin wrote: > > 'Alive' really **is** extropian music. It's amazing that the > > words "i WILL never die" could be so effectively put to music. > > It'll probably be nominated as the Cryonics International > > Anthem... ---ooops! Scratch that; bad acronym. > > > > Also, the Australian accents are a bonus, making it sound > > like something from The Road Warrior. They should make a > > music video of it, and get Mel Gibson to synch the words. > > > > Lee Corbin > > > > >
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