Re: [idm] Re: A boost to our so called 'Dying Genre'
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quoted 3 lines half the problem with electronic these days, are all the post rave genres.> half the problem with electronic these days, are all the post rave genres.
> Why not just play some music, and ignore the limitations of branding yourself
> to one 'style'. enjoy.
Well, 'style' is what makes it possible for a DJ to play your music in a mix and people to dance to it, so it is kind of important in the dance world.
Someone on Dogs On Acid (of all places) made the interesting suggestion that the point when drum and bass got less interesting was when producers started coming up who'd been raised on dnb and dnb only, and as a result brought no external influences and variety to the table and just refined what was there already, whereas the early sound was a motley assortment of ravers, b-boys, dancehall types, indie-converts and so on, and they all pulled the sound in different directions, resulting in a far less predictable scene.
A similar thing might well be suggested about IDM...
David
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