quoted 6 lines I am in college. This semester I am taking a music course. The Prof has> I am in college. This semester I am taking a music course. The Prof has
> asked me to do a presentation on AMBIENT/IDM to the class (90 students).
> I know one song/track can't define 'our' music, but I don't believe the
> Prof will alot me the full class session, plenty of time to explain IDM.
> Preferebly, I wish I could have the whole class period to have talk about
> the history of AMBIENT/IDM while I play music to some graphical video on
That's a tough one. Well, for a more credible representation of Ambient,
you have to introduce them to Eno, and his "Music For Airports/Films" &
"Ambient" series for students to grasp the concept of what ambient music
really is. No one track would stand out, but "skimming" the surface of
the tracks should give them the basic idea.
(I believe the sleeve notes on one of the above albums even
"describes" what ambient music is & what it's supposed to do for the
listener...)
A Brief History of Ambient is ok, but (IMO) going to the roots makes it
seem like you know what you're talking about.
For IDM, nothing else will do except "A.I." It worked for me when I
introduced it in a 1992 freshman english comp./essay/presentation, and is
very easy to follow & understand. A brief overview of all the tracks
should suffice, rather than singling out a single track. That would be
unfair to IDM artists.
Derek