"n:h" <nate@toshoklabs.com> wrote:
quoted 1 line I think this is the reason why 'pure' IDM is gradually losing my interest.> I think this is the reason why 'pure' IDM is gradually losing my interest.quoted 2 lines I can't remember the last IDM record that truly moved me. I take it back> I can't remember the last IDM record that truly moved me. I take it back
> Arovane's Tides moved me.
If you listen to IDM to be emotionally moved, might I respectfully suggest
that you check out other genres of music. I can't speak for the rest of
the folks here, but to me emotion just isn't the point of IDM, and complaining
about it is even more pointless. You may as well criticize Gregorian chant
for its lack of rhythm, Rap for its lack of grammar, or Punk for its lack
of harmony.
The Arovanes and Bolas are the exceptions, not the core of IDM. It's the
sounds and rhythms that make it IDM, not the fine melodic lines. So much
of the criticism on this list is like asking why oranges can't be red like
apples; the existence of a few red oranges doesn't make the criticism any
more valid.
-Ed
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