Re: (idm) my own definition of a boombastic idm style
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quoted 13 lines I think the standard four on the floor type of dance music really bites, a>I think the standard four on the floor type of dance music really bites, a
>lot of the time I have gone to regular clubs and just felt undernourished
>by the composition and also by the lyrical content a la "ooh baby feel the
>love , put your hands in the air, feel the house vibe" its pretty insulting
>that people feel they can use that kind of filler to make a standard beat
>last for 5 minutes and then keep it going for another hour with other
>tracks pretty much the same.
>
>I think idm is just music made by people who have made this realisation and
>decided dance music doesn't really have to be dumb anymore... it can be
>complex or it can be simple but it can be interesting and still be dance
>music ... this is my own personal imo view of idm and does not necessarily
>have to be anyone elses...
In this case, it's my view too! Well said! Having listened to ambient
music for many years prior to getting into what is arguably called "idm"
I was at first put off by a lot of the initial techno offerings. I
thought at first that a lot of it was mindless, unimaginitive, and
boring. A couple of years later I began to take a real interest in some
of the things people were doing with the technology in the encompassing
umbrella of "dance" music, and it was because people were finally
starting to really control the machines they used to make the music in
their heads, rather than let the technology dictate the music to the
creator. To those that make electronica (I do), you know how easy it is
to get lazy w/ this stuff, slap together a few repeating bars and just
let it go, even though the tools are there to create virtually anything
you can dream up. Now we have a full fledged musical renaissance, teeming
w/ the creativity of hundreds of new artists. I can't begin to count all
the absolutely excellent music I've heard in just the last three years.
This is the music I've been waiting all my life for people to make, and
now it's happening. Sure, there's still plenty of shite, but there's
that much more great stuff to listen to. It's a great time to be
listening to music, folks.
my .02
James