On Thu, 10 Feb 2005, David Sim wrote:
quoted 6 lines It's a new year time to start a new thread about the term 'IDM' eh?>> It's a new year time to start a new thread about the term 'IDM' eh?
>
> Yep. Does this mean that I get to trot out the old John Peel quote to
> the effect that the best thing about intelligent drum and bass is that
> it implies the existence of stupid drum and bass, which sounds like it'd
> be awesome.
Brilliant quote.
In 1995, I bought a double pack on the S.U. label (Strictly Underground)
called "Intelligent Drum n Bass Volume Two". The liner notes on the
backside have always struck me as quite hilarious, both because of the
cover illustration (Rodin's The Thinker with a baseball cap on backwards
b-boy style) and the obvious sincerity with which the notes were written:
"The Strictly Underground Corporation return with another wicked selection
of the best Underground Tunes currently Doing It in the UK. As with volume
one this Album is the real deal for the purest in Drum & Bass and has NO
JUNGLE ON IT. The term intelligent Drum & Bass was coined by DJ's who
wanted to specify the quality and musical side of the Drum & Bass Scene.
This is the music that can't be thrown together in 5 minutes, it takes
time & talent to make, and for those who know, a million miles from
jungle. The S.U. Corporation once again giving you the true underground
scene for the true underground ravers!"
(All caps and poorly-placed apostrophes are S.U.'s own...)
Of course, what's really funny is that the purist who wrote these words
probably didn't know that SU would be advertising some of it's other
compilations on the bottom of the backside:
Hardcore Junglistic Fever Vol. 2
Jungle Sound Clash 2
I guess these compilations specify the "shitty" and "unmusical" side of
the drum & bass scene, you know, stuff that was thrown together in 5
minutes without time or talent.
There's also two tracks on the comp attributed to the artist called "Drum
& Bass".
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