Tim Zeigler wrote:
quoted 17 lines Mark Bowen wrote:>
> Mark Bowen wrote:
>
> > Surely American radio isn't going to start spinning arhythmic
> > stuff like squarepusher et al, but theres a lot of "rave" type
> > stuff that would play well.
>
> ...and already has! Tune your radio into the local pop station and
> you're bound to hear rave-style tunes all over the radio. In fact,
> for the past two years, it seems like this generic synth stuff has
> plastered the airwaves (alongside of grunge). What I'm hearing
> these days, however, are more IDM-ish *elements* creeping into the
> music. That's not to say that IDM will overtake masses, but that
> more creative sounds and rhythms are slowly filtering into the pop
> mainstream.
>
> Tim
I can't see the arhythmic stuff being played a lot either but I see a
lot more of the IDM-elements creeping in as well. BUT I don't hear them
on the radio....I see them on Much Music (in a very limited way).
The Chris Shepard-style tunes have always been represented on top 40
radio, crap clubs, wedding socials, etc. The problem will be distancing
IDM from cheesy "dance" tunes and presenting electronic music as a
_legitimate_ form of music.
Dave