In a message dated 99-10-12 05:15:37 EDT, you write:
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In terms of classics per se, Kraftwerk are indeed a "must have". But they
are in no way the "roots" of IDM. They are roots of electro and 4/4 techno.
For the roots of IDM, try Pink Floyd, or Tangerine Dream, or Synergy.
After all, IDM is electronica for the ex-hippy/rockerfella who doesn't
understand dance parties, either because he looks to much of a state, is too
old or just cant dance to save himself.
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How can we not mention Derrick May?
He may be the originator of Detroit techno but it's definitely intelligent
dance music, if not IDM in the Autechre/AFX sense of the term.
I'd check the "Innovator" package to start.
Carl Craig put it best when he said something like it was a revolution when
Kraftwerk started, it was a revolution when Juan Atkins did "Night Drive",
but when Derrick did "Strings of Life" it was just the future.
B.