On Thu, 27 Sep 2001, Nick May wrote:
> I agree with the sentiment entirely, but still cherish the ability to
> squabble with long time gaijin members about Japanese related things....
>
> a "keitai-l overflow" list, for the clubbier (both senses of the word
> "club") aspects of the current list, anyone?
All right, all right. Send a note to majordomo@lists.cynic.net
that says "subscribe shibuya-kei", and you'll be subscribed to the
shibuya-kei@cynic.net mailing list. Completely random topics are fine;
so feel free to go wild.
I'm not keeping archives, but if someone else wants to subscribe and do
that, I've got no problem with it.
Note that I may be changing the mailing list manager from majordomo to
something else (such as listar) in the future.
If you're reading this message in the keitai-l archives, check for
further messages mentioning shibuya-kei; I'll be posting an update if
the subscription instructions change.
Oh, here's the (fairly meaningless) info file for the list:
The Japanese, more than anyone, take technology and turn it into fashion,
and Shibuya and Harajuku are the center of the collision. Five minute
trends here might disappear entirely after that, or provide the meat
for a year's design elsewhere.
"Shibuya-kei" (literally, "Shibuya-style") was originally used to
describe a style of music made by Pizzacato Five, Cornelius, Kahimi
Karie, and others who dredged their influences out of the record shops
of Shibuya. In time-honoured tradition, those record shops and records
are gone from the area, as is the style of music itself.
No longer needed by or relevant to these groups, I've stolen the term
to describe the persistent change of the area, where style, as well as
technology, moves on "Internet time."
cjs
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Received on Fri Sep 28 11:00:34 2001