On Fri, 19 Apr 1996, Greg Earle wrote:
quoted 4 lines What we listen> What we listen
> to here on IDM, I would say, is music that mostly has an uplifting emotional
> context (if, indeed, it has that kind of element). "Happy ravers!" We're
> not really talking Gloom n' Doom stuff here.
Hmmm...my take on this issue is *exactly* the opposite. I'd say most techno,
even stuff that doesn't fall into the IDM sphere, is incredibly dark and
brooding stuff. I think alot of IDM exemplifies this too - that hopeful
melancholy of the early Detroit stuff extending its influence to
records that are being made right now. Sure, there are some tracks that
are more upbeat and jolly, but on the whole I'd say we're dealing with
some fairly gloomy stuff here (and we love it! ;) ).
- Matthew
"I grew up thinking that techno music is actually something that you
can't imagine. That is techno at its best. If you hear something that
you'd never expect to hear - that's techno. If you hear something that
kind of sounds like you've heard it before, then it's not techno."
- Jeff Mills