quoted 2 lines producers start wondering if their tracks are "idm" enough. it used to be> producers start wondering if their tracks are "idm" enough. it used to be
> that idm was wierd experimental music that no one could categorize, it
will
quoted 1 line be a genre with its own rules and subculture. kids in highschool will> be a genre with its own rules and subculture. kids in highschool will
walk
quoted 1 line around with moptops and laptops wearing schematic t-shirts.. soon there> around with moptops and laptops wearing schematic t-shirts.. soon there
will
quoted 1 line be a band that will have vocals and make it mainstreamish, and everyone> be a band that will have vocals and make it mainstreamish, and everyone
on
quoted 1 line this list will be very upset.> this list will be very upset.
Yeah, well, people have been making predictions about electronic music
going mainstream for at least ten years now. Instrumental music will
probably never be as marketable as vocal music. And even if some artists
make it big, there will always be tiny labels putting out weird underground
stuff.
But who cares if the music's popular if it's what you like to listen to?
I'd still buy Ae albums even if every high schooler in America was wearing
an Ae T-shirt. If you just see electronic music as a status symbol, that's
pretty sad.
quoted 2 lines IDM started as a name for "intelligent techno," like early Autechre and> IDM started as a name for "intelligent techno," like early Autechre and
> Aphex Twin.
Just to clarify, "IDM" was coined by the creators of this mailing list.
It's never been a good descriptive term for a genre since from the
beginning this list has discussed everything from jazz and hip hop to
techno and gamelan. In my mind, labelling a music store record bin "IDM" is
akin to labelling a record bin "The Wire." I've never really understood it.
J
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