I recently recieved an email from some dear friends of mine at Geffen records promoting Popa Roach and some other names that I can't remember and, no, I will not go back and check. I just can't believe how they stereotype the public and then sell to this pre-created, price certain, sliver of a demographic. Anyway, here's what I wrote back.

Dear Geffen,
I listened to this music and I don't like it. Do you really think you have an REM or a Nirvana there? This music is awful and believe me I know this is only my problem (and the problem of many other people who have a modicum of taste). I hate this derivative, funk pop a roll, small minded, angry trash but then I realize that it's just commerce and I try not get too offended. Your problem is that It will not sell, at least not the way you want it to.

Try to find something imaginative even if it's different. I mean, what did you think when you first heard Beck? Start a trend. I mean, another Limp Bizket rip. A stoney acoustic sleep inducing Radioheadesque waste of thousands of production dollars? More stuff about ho's? Have you ever heard DJ Paul Barman?

I'm not even gonna mention my own qualifications because you don't care, but if you don't know, you should ask somebody.

Dan Seiden

Here's a warpy little piece of bug trash midi
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