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JOHN CAGE majordomo@bga.com
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This list is for discussions of the music, philosophies, writings, art, life, influences, and influence of the late John Cage. The list includes a wide range of members, ranging from those who have recently read or heard of him for the first time to experts on his work. It is not connected in any way with the John Cage estate.
Mngr: Joseph Zitt

DEEE-LITE Majordomo@world.std.com
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DURAN DURAN tiger-digest-request@indyramp.com
This list is devoted to the discussion of Duran Duran, its members, spinoff acts, and the cultural phenomena that Duran Duran spearheaded in the early 80s to the present.
Mngr: Robert Novak

EMERSON, LAKE & PALMER arnold@iii.net (John Arnold)
ELP Digest is a free, electronic publication that is "published" approximately every 2 or 3 weeks. It contains news and discussion about Emerson, Lake & Palmer: the group and the individuals.

ENIGMA listserv@yoyo.cc.monash.edu.au
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Mngr: Gavin Stok

BRIAN ENO Eno-L-Request@noc.pue.udlap.mx
A list devoted To Brian Eno and people associated with him.
Mngr: Alexander Rubli

PETER GABRIEL majordomo@ccsdec1.ufsia.ac.be
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Mngr: Geert Peeraer

GENESIS (Paperlate) paperlate-request@ansto.gov.au
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Discussion of the band Genesis and all of its related spinoff solo projects. Current and former members, as well as significant spinoffs like Brand X, are all discussed.
Mngr: Sue Town

JARRE jarre-request@cs.uwp.edu (Dave Datta)
A forum for discussions about music of the Jarre family. Primary discussion is of Jean-Michel and artists that work with him. The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.

JONES, HOWARD blackwst@uvsc.edu
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This list exists for the discussion of the music of Howard Jones. Also used to help fans collect rare Jones singles, etc.

KRAFTWERK kraftwerk-request@cs.uwp.edu
A forum for discussions about the German band, Kraftwerk and other related German Electronic artists. The discussions are not moderated.
The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.

NEW ORDER (ceremony) ceremony-request@niagara.edu
THE place to be for New Order, Joy Division, and its various offshoots.
Group maintains large ftp area with pix, lyrics, discographies, etc.
Mngr: Richard P. Kernin

NUMAN, GARY (Numanews)numan-request@cs.uwp.edu
This list is for the discussion of any topic related to Gary Numan and related artists.
The list is available only as a weekly digest.
Mngr: Dave Datta

ORB, THE (Cumulonimbus) majordomo@xmission.com
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This list is for the discussion of music performed or produced by Alex Paterson and Kristian ("Thrash") Weston. This includes the Orb as well as directly-related projects such as System 7 (known as 777 in the United States) Fortran 5, and any of the dozens of other groups that have been touched by the hands of Paterson, Weston, and company. It is *not* for the discussion of The KLF.
Mngr: Lazlo Nibble

ORBITAL majordomo@xmission.com
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ORCHESTRAL MANOUEVRES IN THE DARK (OMD) omd-request@cs.uwp.edu
A forum for discussions about the band Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark. The discussions are not moderated but they should have something to to with the band or ex-band members. The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.
Mngr: Dave Datta

PET SHOP BOYS (Introspective) majordomo@tcp.com
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Mngr: Jim Lick

PINK FLOYD (Echoes) echoes-request@fawnya.tcsi.com
For and about things related to Pink Floyd, including present and past members. Religious arguments, e.g. Dave vs. Roger are discouraged.
Mngr: H W Neff

PORTISHEAD portishead-Request@Mailing-List.net
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PSYCHIC TV majordomo@island.net
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For the discussion of musics and philosophies of Psychic TV, Throbbing Gristle, Genesis P-Orridge, and Thee Process.
Mngr: Brother Bali

RUNDGREN, TODD awizard-request@planning.EBay.Sun.COM
Mngr: Ed Grieze

RUSH rush-request@syrinx.umd.edu
Mailing list for the music group Rush (duh).

SKINNY PUPPY smothered-hope-request@mrfrostie.ecst.csuchico.edu
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Sunscreem - Chaos majordomo@explizit.org
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The Chaos list serves 1-10 messages per day, written mostly by fans.
List operator: Joost Baaij

DAVID SYLVIAN sylvian-request@arastar.com
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Covers the works of Japan, David Sylvian, solo projects of other former members, and related artists.
Mngr: Ken Bibb

TALKING HEADS listproc@ukanaix.cc.ukans.edu
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Mngr: Cole Robison

TANGERINE DREAM tadream-request@cs.uwp.edu (Dave Datta)
A forum for discussions about the German electronic band Tangerine Dream and related artists. The discussions are not moderated, but the discussions have some small relation to Tangerine Dream (solo works and instrumentation discussions are welcome). The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.

TEARS FOR FEARS tears4-fears-request@inslab.uky.edu
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Discussion of the bands Tears for Fears and The Graduate.
Mngr: Joel Abbott

THOMPSON TWINS/BABBLE blackwst@uvsc.edu
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This list exists for the discussion of Thompson Twins and Babble Music.

TOOL Majordomo@pobox.com
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It's about the band Tool.

VANGELIS direct-request@celtech.com
Discussion of the work of Vangelis. There are both daily digest and bounce modes.
Please state your preference when subscribing.
Mngr: Keith Gregoire

YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA majordomo@indiana.edu
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This list will contain YMO and YMO-related communication (hosono/sakamoto/takahashi solo projects, related genres) and will not be moderated.
Mngr: jwgrote@silver.ucs.indiana.edu

YES (Notes From The Edge) nfte@sol.cms.uncwil.edu
Discussion of Yes, Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe and related musicians.
Editor: Jeff Hunnicutt
Associate Editor: Mike Tiano

ZTT majordomo@xmission.com
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The ZTT list is for discussion of producer Trevor Horn's UK record label Zang Tuum Tumb and its associated artists. The list is low traffic and generally informational in nature. Bands covered include Art of Noise, Frankie Goes To Hollywood, Propaganda, Act, Andrew Poppy, Seal, 808 State, and Shades of Rhythm, to name a few.
Mngr: Lazlo Nibble

AMBIENT MUSIC ambient-request@hyperreal.com/ambient-digest-request@hyperreal.com
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Covers ambient artists like Brian Eno, the Orb, Steve Hillage, etc.
Mngr: ambient-owner@hyperreal.com
ANALOGUE HEAVEN majordomo@hyperreal.com Message Body: subscribe analogue
This is a mailing list for people interested in playing, collecting, modifying, and designing analog musical equipment.

APPLE MAILING LISTS
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ARBORETUM SYSTEMS MAILING LIST
The Arboretum mailing list is a forum for users of Arboretum Systems' digital audio software to discuss and share information on related topics.
To subscribe to the Arboretum mailing list email: Arboretum-request@lists.best.com with the word subscribe in the body of the message.
Moderator: Phil Royer

BRITISH COMPUTER MUSIC (brit-comp-music) mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
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This mailing list is for the British computer music research community community to exchange information, conference/seminar announcements, job offers, and any other matters of interest at the national level.
Mngr: Douglas Nunn

CREATIVE MUSICIANS COALITION (CMC) majordomo@cs.uwp.edu
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EDUCATION (MUSIC-ED) LISTSERV@VM1.SPCS.UMN.EDU
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A list for discussions of Music Education encompassing pre-school to collegiate learners. Low volume list.

EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY-LEVEL (CTI-Music) mailbase@mailbase.ac.uk
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A discussion list for people involved in university-level Music education.
It is run by the CTI Centre for Music which is a UK centre working on the use of computers to assist teaching in universities.
Mngr: Lisa Whistlecroft

ELECTRONIC DREAMS (emdreams) emdreams-request@cs.uwp.edu
A discussion list for members of the Electronic Dreams Organization, emdreams is a forum for discussions about Electronic Music and musicians. "emdreams" (proper lowercase "e") is the official Internet list forum for Electronic Dreams, an international organization of folx who love E-music. You are required to become a member of Electronic Dreams before you can be a part of emdreams. Email elana@netcom.com for the Electronic Dreams information kit, and specify whether you want the ASCII version or the (much better) snail version. The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.
Mngr: Dave Datta

ELECTRONIC MUSIC (EMUSIC-L) LISTSERV@AMERICAN.EDU
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This list is intended to serve those interested in discussions of Electronic Music and all attendant topics. Conversation is welcome and encouraged on topics of Emusic composition, criticism, technology, and technique. Timbral research, MIDI programming, sly tricks for old machines, reviews of new toys are all dear to our hearts. Announcements of events and help wanted are fine. Ads for commercial products are not.
Mngr: Joe McMahon

ENTROPYMUSIC
Discusses electronic music while focusing on groups such as Enigma, Deep Forest, Delerium, Orbital, Mike Oldfield and others of that genre.
There is also an entropymusic website which discusses various electronic music artists and has some really nice audio samples of the band Entropy at http://netnet.net/geispc27/
Mngr: Peter C. Geisheker

EXOTICA majordomo@xmission.com
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Discussion of exotic and unusual recordings from the 1950s and 1960s.
Mngr: Lazlo Nibble

INTELLIGENT DANCE MUSIC idm-request@hyperreal.com
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Covers the new breed of dance music as exhibited by bands like Future Sound of London, the Aphex Twin, and labels like Warp and Astralwerks.
Mngr: idm-owner@hyperreal.com

THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNO MAKERS itm-approval@uib.no
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This list is simply a forum for discussions about making industrial and/or techno music. It is meant for topics like equipment, interests, sound effects, hardware solutions, current and future projects Etc..
IQ nmd@newton.npl.co.uk
The list discusses all topics connected with progressive rock, although it is mostly centred around IQ. Other bands which have been discussed in the past include Jadis, Grey Lady Down, Sphere, The Bolshoi, Anglagard, The Cardiacs, The Enid. (Mainly UK prog. bands, although there's no restriction.)
Mngr: Neil Durant

JAPANESE POP/ROCK majordomo@tcp.com
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Mngr: Jim Lick

LIBRARY ASSOCIATION, MUSIC listserv@iubvm.ucs.indiana.edu
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Any topics related to music libraries or music librarianship.
Mngrs: A. Ralph Papakhian and Richard Griscom
LOGIC USERS Majordomo@mcc.ac.uk
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The software package Logic, a sequencer/scorewriter produced by EMagic, available for Mac, Atari and PC's. Also other EMagic products are discussed, such as Notator SL (Atari), SoundSurfer and SoundDiver.
Mngr: Fokke de Boer

MOTU - MAC Majordomo@lettuce.salinas.net
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The motu-mac list as created by users of Mark of the Unicorn software and hardware for the Macintosh.
Co-administrator: Steve Roitstein

MIDI WIND CONTROLLER listserver@morgan.ucs.mun.ca
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This is a mailing list devoted to wind controllers.

OPCODE SYSTEMS MAILING LISTS
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Opcode Users Mailing List
The opcode-users mailing list is a forum for users of Opcode products to discuss and share information and ideas. Opcode provides the server and the maintenance of the list as a service to our users, but the mailing list is not an official Opcode entity for Tech Support or Informational Requests.
Opcode Overture Users Mailing List
The overture-users mailing list is similar to the opcode-users list, but is specific to discussion of Overture, Opcode's professional music notation software.
The lists are also available in digest format, where you receive all of the postings for each day in one mail at the end of that day. This is subscribed and unsubscribed separately from the main lists, and it is possible to be subscsribed to both at one time.
Comments about the list can be sent to owner-opcode-users@opcode.com

PIPE ORGANS AND RELATED TOPICS (PIPORG-L) listserv@albany.edu or LISTSERV@ALBANY.BITNET
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PIPORG-L discusses musical, technical and historical aspects of organs of all kinds -- classical, theater, electronic, reed, tracker, electropneumatic, etc., etc. Stoplists, recitals (past and future), recordings, jobs (wanted and available), restoration hints, news of progress in restoration projects are all interesting. Requests for advice or information are encouraged, and stories of your experiences and knowledge are eagerly consumed. In short, if it is interesting and about organs, this group would like to hear about it.
Owners: Dave Kelzenberg and Ben Chi

POST CLASSICAL MUSIC post-classical-request@cs.uwp.edu
It is a mailing list for the discussion of artists and their works who fall within the following boundaries:
Derivative artists generally considered outside the classical genre but whom incorporate traditional classical components in a predominantly unconventional manner. Instrumentation may either be accoustically or electronically generated, but usually fused with another musical style.
Experimental artists generally considered within the classical genre but whom work outside the boundaries of traditional classical structure. Instrumentation is usually acoustically generated, but often by unconventional means.
Here are a few artists who would might be discussed on the list:
Shinjuku Thief, In The Nursery, Art Zoyd, Univers Zero, Daniel Denis, Pete Namlook, Peter Frohmader, Graeme Revell, Laibach, Autopsia, Basehart Snitch, Mynox Layh, Frame/Cut/Frame, Edgar Varese, John Cage, Karlheinz Stockhousen, Michael Nyman, Steve Reich, Harry Partch, Morton Feldman, Mossolov, and Iannis Xenakis.
NOT discussed on this list are:
Klaus Schulze & Tangerine Dream: though they incorporate many elements of classical structure, both are discussed extensively on the Space-Music and Tangerine Dream mailing lists. Orchestration of popular music (ie. Royal Philharmonic doing Genesis). Semantics of musical labels. The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.
Mngr:Dave Datta

SPACE MUSIC space-music-request@cs.uwp.edu
A forum the discussion of artists and their works who:
a) Primarily use electronic instruments.
b) create "sound spaces" or sound atmospheres that fall into categories sometimes defined as "floating" or "cosmic"
c) are generally considered "non-commercial" and demand an active listener
The following artists are the focal point of this list's content:
Klaus Schulze, Steve Roach, Robert Rich, Micheal Stearns, Giles Reaves.
NOT discussed on this list are "Tangerine Dream" (they are covered in a different list, tadream@cs.uwp.edu), unless there is a reference to one of the other artists. The discussions are not moderated but they should have something to to with the above criteria. The list is available as a daily digest and reflector.
Mngr: Dave Datta

SYNTH-DIY
The synth-diy list is intended for discussions about synthesizer electronics and the building of (mostly analogue) synthesizers. Expect discussions on modulars and their various modules like voltage controlled oscillators, filters, ring modulators and the like. Topics like heated dual transistors for the ultimate exp converter are certainly not shunned here.
To subscribe send a mail to majordomo@horus.sara.nl with a line:
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SYNTH-POP perfect-beat-request@indyramp.com
The mailing list for discussion of the Second British Invasion and the synth-pop music of the early 80s.
Mngr: Robert Novak

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