quoted 9 lines on the other hand, many electronic music writers and fans seem ready to
> on the other hand, many electronic music writers and fans seem ready to
> split off and name a
> new genre every time a new instrument is added or beats are changed around
> a bit. thus
> rather than giving electronica/IDM a shot in the arm, the addition of
> guitars simply created
> yet another sub-genre for a weary public to assimlate or ignore -
> "indietronica". united we
> stand, divided we fall.
so... then could that be summed up as saying, "the people who like IDM
killed IDM"?
:)
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> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: therealmxyzptlk@comcast.net
> Date: Tue, 10 Jan 2006 17:52:02 +0000
>
>>> i totally agree.
>>> indie rock killed idm in america.
>>> discuss.
>>>
>>> -kiya
>>
>>Hmmm....idm (at least some of it) has possibly suffocated itself with
>> redundancies and (in
> some cases) indie has branched into that 'sound garden', picked some nice
> flowers and
> redecorated to make itself more interesting.
>
>
> totally agree, jeff. i'm going to take that a step further and put a
> finer point on it.
>
> indie rock, following in the footsteps of their patron saints radiohead
> (though they were
> never indie they seem to exude an indie-like spirit), incorporated IDM and
> other electronic
> influences and rejuvenated itself. in some cases, electronic acts brought
> in indie rock
> influences, with varying results both artistic- and sales-wise.
>
> the biggest success story is of course the postal service, who are the
> second-biggest selling
> act on sub pop after nirvana. yet despite all the music being done by
> DNTEL's jimmy
> tamborello electronically, for some reason TPS has been more
> wholeheartedly embraced and
> claimed as an indie rock breakthrough rather than an IDM/electronic one.
> perhaps it's the
> label and marketing, perhaps it's the poppy songs and vocals, but it also
> comes back to the
> insular nature of certain scenes. certainly some factions of indie rock
> can be very snobby
> and cultish about its most underground bands, keeping them a secret or
> crying "sellout!" at
> the earliest sign of mass acceptance (i.e. someone else has ever heard of
> a band). but at
> least the music seems a bit more potentially eclectic and inclusive of
> various styles while still
> basically being called "indie rock".
>
> on the other hand, many electronic music writers and fans seem ready to
> split off and name a
> new genre every time a new instrument is added or beats are changed around
> a bit. thus
> rather than giving electronica/IDM a shot in the arm, the addition of
> guitars simply created
> yet another sub-genre for a weary public to assimlate or ignore -
> "indietronica". united we
> stand, divided we fall.
>
> but actually, indie rock today is in just as much danger of suffocating
> itself with redundancy,
> its biggest and most frequent practicioners following all sorts of
> unspoken rules of conduct
> in their music and presentation. that sort of thing will hasten the
> demise (or at least
> dormancy) of any scene.
>
>
> d.
>
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