Word: mainstream
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...seem paradoxical that centuries-old nationalist passions are reentering the political mainstream at a time when Britain itself is being increasingly absorbed into the European Union's supra-state, but the gradual merging of Europe's nation-states may be actually encouraging renewed claims to sovereignty in its component parts. And making London and other capitals more relaxed about extending autonomy...
Electro pop. Spicy trip-hop. Techno funk. This Is Normal is anything but. Therein lies the beauty of GusGus' artistry. For anyone who's bored of the mainstream and who cringes at the thought of another lousy remix, it's refreshing to hear such unconventional fusions of sounds. Trance-like rhythms combine with ethereal vocals to form much of the soundscape in this new album from Iceland's remarkably unique pop group. In the wake of their first experimental album Polydistortion, GusGus emerges more enchanting than before. Having already established a reputation for flair and soulful character, the band returns...
...realize that I've been facetious for the past couple of sentences and I'm about to switch back to truth starting now). A friend of mine recently said that art leads the majority, but follows the margins. The boys messed around and got caught; hip hop is now mainstream. Guess whose turn...
...clutter up the airwaves with garbage? As long as there's enough of us who want quality music, it will be made--maybe even by us ourselves. True, the day may come when artists give up on the industry, in the face of a seemingly insurmountable set of Mainstream aesthetics, thereby occasioning a "death of hip hop." I say, in the meantime, let's all go to as many battles and open mics and, yes, shows, as possible, with as many people as possible, so as to have as dope a time as possible for as long as possible. Then...
...seem quite as funny--maybe it's harder to laugh at something that happened in your own time. Then again, with articles such as "Homeless Catch on to 'Grunge' Trend" (describing a man without a job: "'Right now, I'm on disability,' he says, echoing the anti-mainstream, 'no sellout' ethos of bands like Pearl Jam and Nirvana") and "New President Feels Nation's Pain, Breasts," maybe...