Accuracy
The disclaimer for the guide openly admits that the guide is "a non-technical, irreverent critique of electronic dance music. Its purpose is to entertain before it informs." and that "several biases here are celebrated lavishly".
Taylor has also stated "My Music Guide isn't done. It will never be done. It's what you call a 'work in progress'. I continually update it, revise it, change it, add different samples, newer samples, new genres, new definitions and snarling little comments to it as time goes on. There is no definitive version of it at all."
The guide is also prone to include misinformation. Taylor himself has addressed these inaccuracies with "I'll change it when I god damn feel like changing it". The guide also seems to be heavily influenced by Taylor's own taste and understanding of the genres. Indeed, in the past, there have even been featured genre examples of what were actually Internet hoax mp3 downloads, such as "Conquest of the Irrational" by Esthero (actually a Prunes remix of a song by DJ Vadim that has nothing to do with Esthero), underlining the inaccuracy of the non-peer-reviewed project. The section identifying sampling is also heavily criticized for its bevy of inaccuracies, but these are as much the fault of the users submitting the wrong information as it is the site's lone editor.
Read more about this topic: Ishkur's Guide To Electronic Music
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