To get the ball rolling, I'll get started with the introductions. I'm Thomas, and I live in Chicago - where I try to be hip but I'm probably getting a little too old. Anyway, I thought I knew what cool music was, and then right away the same time I heard Mum and Four Tet and I just decided that everything had to change. I tried to share my newfound enthusiasm with the denizens of my favorite old electronic music bulletin board haunts, but it seemed that everyone there just wanted to keep talking about Autechre and max/msp patch programming. There's nothing wrong with all that, but seeing my threads get largely ignored made me realize that if wanted to catch a different vibe, I was gonna have to start my own scene. I considered setting up a bulletin board of my own (even went as far as installing punbb on my web server) but wasn't sure how to promote it.

At that point it seemed like Tribe could help me find people who shared my enthusiasm for this sound, and it seems to be working out. I know this is yet a small tribe compared to some, but to be honest it's already larger than I even expected. It's nice to see there's maybe some excitement about this kind of music. Thanks for being here.

Okay, your turn.

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Without even checking, I am certain I am the oldest member. I am here because, to my knowledge, I am not acquainted with one other human being who likes this stuff. So I depend upon what I read or chance to hear on some Live365 stream to guide me to my latest obsession.

I'm a 53-year-old (!) queer writer and editrix in Seattle, and a recovering poet (poetry being the most often abused substance, and I do mean ABUSED). For fun, I make big butches cry like girls.

This week, I'm deciding which of Taylor Deupree's projects I want to own (I know, not what you're talking about here, cope), but listening mostly to good old-fashioned PUNK. That's Noah Levine's fault.

Oh -- I got here by searching on MINIMALISM. Simple, really.

Hello all, I'm Melissa, and I do enjoy a clickyrolling or pitterpattering beat. But I've yet to learn to create them myself.