Exactly, this is why I think we should call our list: em@hyperreal.org
I know I was being humorous, but seriously, I would change the name!
I'm willing to bet that the vast majority of everyone on this list would
agree that 'IDM' is a misnomer anyways...
And then we would have 1 of our 4 reoccurring topics finally settled!
;)
s.
quoted 13 lines Let's call a spade a spade. 'Intelligent' is a synonym for 'superior.&
> 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!
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s.
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