quoted 2 lines Not really IDM (let's not go there) but damn check out these> Not really IDM (let's not go there) but damn check out these
> samples of DJ Q-Bert live.
Actually, let's go there. The ISP/Xmen/etc turntablist movement always
struck me as having something in common with IDM, namely that it is based on
funky dance music (Turntablism based on hip hop, R&B, funk and soul; IDM
based on techno, house, etc) and yet, *in most cases*, the music is
undanceable. I've seen the X-men and ISP many times, and their techniques,
while amazing and thoroughly enjoyable to watch and listen to, hardly rock
the house. Their beat patterns are totally irregular and often haphazard,
more Ornette Coleman than James Brown. A dirty secret of these acts is that
whenever you the listener can discern a funky, steady beat it is usually
because one turntable is playing a battle disc and is not being tweaked.
Don't get me wrong, these guys can beatmatch and mix two records in perfect
synch - it's just that they usually shoot for more lofty structures or more
expressive antics than old school danceable funk. In this sense I find it
highly IDM-ish in nature. The lack of digital equipment may be the only
major difference.
- Cf
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