i have found myself in the same argument over and over again, and
how could i find a better group of people to ask about it than those of you
on a discussion list about so-called "intelligent dance music"?
and, i'll apologize in advance for those of you that think of IDM as a
musical genre, because that idea is so laughable that each time i find
myself in a record store and see an IDM section i cringe; however, the music
discussed on this list- for the most part- could be a meta-genre in the
sense that (again, i'm generalizing) it appeals to 1) musicians and other
kinds of artists 2) academics & other sorts of nerds, 3) computer geeks (see
#2), and 4) a handful of none-of-the-above who actually want to listen to
sonically challenging music...
SO, being that music discussed on this list encompasses more of a conceptual
slant relying on sound design, technique, and experimentation with form,
will it forever be relegated to this pretentious upper echelon of people who
"understand" what that nerd behind the laptop is doing and, therefore,
eliminate the dullards who listen to lite jazz and have never heard of
ornette coleman- let alone miles davis? does that make the former more
intelligent than the latter? do you need to know about music and art to like
this shit?
if the answer is yes, it's more fuel for the fire... it makes the brow even
higher...
please share your thoughts if you want... at least just tell me you're
pretentious, too :)
zak.
np- oval "systemisch" (but i also brought a coldplay cd to work today)
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