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	W H A T . H A S . M A D E . U S
	a few ideas and things to live by minimalism - can be an excuse to say little, but 'less is more' may still be the concept of the century. detroit techno - a new, technological music shaped into being in a ruined, but undefeated city. drum'n'bass - pushing beats into unimaginable, fractured realms - reinforced has been our guide. electro - remembering those abstract electronic beats that made us contort our bodies in the early '80s house - the deep sounds of soulful house - whether they be chicago's sparser, traxier side; disco-based funkifications; or new york's jazzy, sophisticated club house. noise - john cage may not have liked repetitive music but his ideas opened us all up to the possibilities of "non music." voluntary simplicity - without realizing there was a movement behind it, many of us have already been trying to make the most out of the materials and ideas at hand.
	O U R . F A V O R I T E . R E C O R D S
	a few records to live by computer world - by kraftwerk (1981) frequencies - by LFO (1991) 99% - by meat beat manifesto (1990) minimal nation - by robert hood (1994) parallel universe - by 4 hero (1994) most anything by basic channel most anything by drexciya world to world - by underground resistance (1993?) bytes - by the black dog (1992) selected ambient works vol 1 - by aphex twin (1992) origins - by planetary (dan curtin) (1993) 4 jazz funk classics - by 69 (carl craig) (1992) quadrilocular EP - by morgan geist (1994) (and tons of others)
	O U R . F A V O R I T E . T H I N G S
	a few things we can't live without atari 2600 - let's admit it - those programmers did some amazing things with almost nothing! vector graphics - wireframe video games still look more advanced. turntables and vinyl - need we say why? still the preferred (and better) medium for DJ interpolations. macintosh - 10% share of the market, and it's still better. amiga - 0% share of the market, and it's still better. 1987 technology at its best. star trek - some of us may admit to liking star trek, but don't bet your tribbles on it.

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