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jovine 4rubrub
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Wed, 16 Feb 2005 18:03:47 -0500
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Re: [idm] Re: Referring to IDM as IDM (room for experimentation)
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Let's call a spade a spade. 'Intelligent' is a synonym for 'superior.' We (humans) have this terrible habit of carving out little niches for oursleves for the sake of articulating, delineating our individual identities. It's not about the music, it's about ourselves. Keep it broad, keep it simple, keep it real. Why not 'electronica'? So what if it crosses over other genres? The sad thing is once we create a category, our music is made to fit that category--ultimately our identities are made to fit these categories. That's why so much IDM is sounding like...IDM. I.e. Intelligent=fuzzy noises, unpredictable rhythms. 'Intelligent''s gotta go, 'Dance''s definetly gotta go, leaving us with: you guessed it! "Music", which is why we got it in this business in the first place. Fight the arrogance! Jovine4rubrub --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org