as we know, "IDM" was never truly a genre but came to be associated
with a certain "style" of electronic music.
in electronic music as in everything else, styles come and go and
sometimes come back again.
even formats change - when IDM was first coming out the CD was
dominant/ascendant, but vinyl was holding on in electronica and other
underground genres.
since then vinyl has reasserted itself while the CD has declined, and
mp3s and other digital formats have been growing exponentially.
so what electronic music gets frequent play in your music player of
choice these days? and what is that player/media?
me:
i mostly stick to CDs because IMHO they offer the best compromise
between sound quality (superior to the average mp3 rip) and artwork
(smaller than vinyl sleeves), while setting each artist and "work"
apart by locking it to a physical object and contained in a finite
piece of media.
again - just my opinion. not trying to start a format argument thread.
however i recognize the flexibility of digital-only tracks and most of
my mp3's are of electronic music due to its usual de-emphasis on
identity and image, as well as being primarily a "singles-based" music.
recent most-played electronic CDs
(in no particular order):
ellen allien/apparat - orchestra of bubbles
ellen allien - thrills
burial - (both albums)
modeselektor - happy birthday, bogeybytes mix
t. raumschmiere - the great rock'n'roll swindle
thom yorke - eraser RMXS
vex'd - degenerate
venetian snares - detrimentalist, doll doll doll, find candace
areal records 2rabimmel CD compilation
autechre - amber
aphex twin - i care because you do, classics
basic channel - BCD2
clark - turning dragon
kid606 - die soundboy die, kill sound before sound kills you
enduser - form without function
front 242 - tyranny for you
front line assembly - implode
tresor 100, tresor never sleeps compilations
joey beltram - the rising sun
my itunes "electronic" playlist is 5.5 hours of mostly techno, with
some dubstep and a bit of breakbeat.
the artist with the most tracks there is starkey.
i got most of it from beatport.
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