quoted 2 lines Here's a hint - quit talking about trance on this list. [...]> Here's a hint - quit talking about trance on this list. [...]
> Trance, as a whole, is not IDM.
Agreed. Intelligent techno (or IDM, if you prefer) and trance are
different genres of music.
As I've said before, though, it's inevitable that people are going to
be tempted to discuss a broader spectrum of music on the IDM list,
simply because there are no mailing lists for such genres as
ambient house, house, progressive house, trance, techno, and
breakbeat hardcore -- as far as I'm aware. Many of these have some
overlap with intelligent techno, but they are nonetheless distinct.
I agree that those genres of music are not intended to be the subject
matter of this list (except in so far as they intersect with
intelligent techno), but telling people to discuss their music
elsewhere isn't very effective when there is no elsewhere -- you'll
always be pushing against the trend for this list to become the
de facto dance music list.
I wish I was in a position do to something about this -- I think we
badly need a trance/techno list -- but unfortunately I'm not in a
position to run a list.....
Just my $0.02
Cosmic