IDM, like NATO or even USA, is a largely historical (read: dated) term bearing
little resemblence to its original usage/definition but which remains because
it is somewhat familiar to a particular population. Aside from geography,
there are increasingly fewer things that "unite" our "states" in this day and
age; and there's nothing really "north" or "Atlantic" about Turkey or Greece
being in NATO. Apply liberally to IDM.
And as for knowing about music/art to like this stuff, it's not necessary but
it certainly can enliven your connection to it. Understanding traditional and
established musical forms *can* make listening to someone like Hrvatski,
Squarepusher, or even BoC a richer personal experience--in what gears it begins
turning in your mind. That's all.
C'mmon, people, George Harrison is gone now. We should all be concentrating on
how to boost our saccharine shields against the onslaught of cover stories and
the "oh he was such a GREAT man" typhoon about to be unleashed upon us. I
mean, shit...WTC, a new Jacko appearance, AND a dead Beatle, all in the same
year? Arthur C. Clarke had nothing on reality...
laz
somrux wrote:
quoted 61 lines I, myself, don't need to "understand" how an artist created a song or a
> I, myself, don't need to "understand" how an artist created a song or a
> sound or whatever. I listen to what I like to hear, and vice-versa... For
> instance, I have no idea how BoC comes up with the sweet tunes that they
> make, and I really don't care to know either. In fact, it'd almost take
> something away from it if I knew just how they made alot of their samples
> and FX.
>
> But then again that's just my 2 pennies worth. : ) Good string subject,
> tho.
>
> -somrux.
> http://www.somrux.com
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "zachary mastoon" <zacharymastoon@hotmail.com>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 8:53 AM
> Subject: [idm] "intelligent dance music" or music for the "intelligent"?
>
> > 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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