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From:
Mark Kolmar
To:
Arjun Mendiratta
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It's Dot Music
Date:
Mon, 28 Jul 1997 18:05:47 -0500 (CDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) IDM funk
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quoted 1 line Mono Trademark (aka Atom Heart)> > Mono Trademark (aka Atom Heart)
Good stuff, but on the whole, more than a bit too stiff and academic to really qualify as funky. Closest thing to IDM funk I can come up with off the top of my head are _The Crackdown_ and _Microphonies_ by Cabaret Voltaire, from their computerized-industrial-hip-hop phase. The bass guitar on _The Crackdown_ really does it. And I'll take this opportunity to recommend the Jeff Mills compilation _The Other Day_ (on React). It covers just about all the highest points from his many 12" singles on Axis, including all of the Growth EP. Funk and mathematical precision. 8/10 at least (on my harsh bell-curve scale). --Mark