hey shawn, so you seem to be into the more laid back kind of idm,
check out --ediT --Einoma--Mr projectile all at bleep.com,
also what do people class venetian snares music as ?
aggressive IDM?
breakcore?
techno?
does anyone have an opinion on this
On Wed, 16 Feb 2005 10:16:34 -0800, shawn allen <shawn@alterior.net> wrote:
quoted 46 lines Sorry I just kinda popped out of lurker mode without any sort of
> Sorry I just kinda popped out of lurker mode without any sort of
> introduction there. My name's Shawn, and I'm a technoholic. I live in
> San Francisco, and I play infrequently to dirty ravers in warehouses and
> half-empty bars.
>
> Like many of you, I was first exposed to IDM in the form of Aphex Twin.
> I was a Nine Inch Nails fanboy in my teens (I know, I'm dating myself
> here), and I stumbled upon an RDJ "remix" on the Further Down the Spiral
> EP in '95. Along with 99% of the people I know, I gradually discovered
> Autechre, BOC, Plaid, Cylob, Two Lone Swordsmen, Squarepusher, LFO, Luke
> Vibert, Photek, et al. After I moved to SF in '99, I kind of tuned out
> IDM and focused on drum and bass, house, and eventually techno (which,
> like "IDM", is a term I don't particularly like using).
>
> Recently, my new-found love of deep, minimal stuff sparked a renewed
> interest IDM. I'm getting back into Monolake and Arovane. I'm loving
> the dubby stuff, like Basic Channel (more specifically, Rhythm & Sound),
> Deadbeat, Thomas Fehlmann, and Michael Mayer's "Immer" mix. I'm a sucker
> for click-house, a la Matthew Herbert, Akufen and Soft Pink Truth. I
> like the new Mouse on Mars as much as the old, and I'm not afraid to
> admit that I really liked the Milosh album on Plug Research (though I do
> wish the songs were all a little more developed). Right now I'm digging
> the "Station" compilation on Ai, and the new albums by Swod and AM/PM.
>
> What I haven't really been able to get into is the harder stuff. Kid
> 606, Venetian Snares... it's all just a bit too aggro for me. Hard
> techno's never really been my thing either, though I will admit to
> owning a couple of Joel Mull, Heiko Laux and Renato Cohen records. :)
>
> So yeah, that's me. Let me know if you have any recommendations based on
> what I've listed above, I'm always on the lookout for something new to
> listen to.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> shawn allen
> mailto://shawn@alterior.net
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