drdave@buhub.bradley.edu (**dR.Dave**) (03/28/91)
REQUEST FOR DISCUSSION
Newsgroup name: rec.music.industrial
Status: unmoderated
A Call For Votes will be announced one month after this posting.
PROPOSED CHARTER
The proposed newsgroup shall be for the discussion of industrial-style
musics. Since the definition of 'industrial' has been the subject of
much discussion, I offer the following definition for the purposes of
this charter only as a general guideline for discussion.
The two general types of musics to be discussed are:
Pure Industrial (noise-industrial, classic industrial) Music: a style of
experimental music developed in the 1970s and epitomized in the works of
Throbbing Gristle, Einstuerzende Neubaten, and Kraftwerk, and also as
demonstrated in current bands such as Negativland. The style is
charaterized by its content of white and pink noise elements, atonal
treatments, heavy use of sampling and 'found' sounds, and, frequently,
lack of any discernable meter or organization.
Dance Industrial (sometimes called 'cyberpunk') Music: a blending of Pure
Industrial Music with traditionally-structured dance music. Rumoured to be
first done by Cabaret Voltaire around 1980, it is exemplified in the works
of such far ranging artists as Ministry, Skinny Puppy, Front Line Assembly,
Consolidated, and Tackhead. It is also commonly referred to as the "Wax
Trax sound", after the Chicago-based record company that brought the style
to prominence.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES
There already exists two mailing lists concerning industrial music, the
unmoderated New Music List (nm-list), and the moderated Escape From Noise
digest (about 160 subscribers). Further references to the musical style
can be found in the January 1987 and May 1989 issues of Keyboard Magazine.
Discussion will take place in the group news.groups.
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**dR.Dave** ....making the world safe for intelligent dance music.
David L. Vessell Bradley Univ. Peoria, IL drdave@buhub.bradley.edu
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