IDM Mailing Archive

Ooops, I meant to send this message to the list and I stripped the header and only sent it to one person, and the message that I only wanted to send to one person I sent to a bunch of people. Oh well, don't try to edit mail when you're so tired you can't concentrate (or type). Here goes:

quoted 4 lines Just an observation - it seems like the demographics of IDM match those of

>Just an observation - it seems like the demographics of IDM match those of >the Prog Rock crowd of 10-20 years ago - white, middle-class, college-aged >guy. I'm sure there are others out there (I know one 43 year old IDMer, >and I'm 31), but I'd wager that this group is in the majority.

quoted 3 lines Does anyone know any women that PURCHASE IDM type music? (Thanks Tamara,

>Does anyone know any women that PURCHASE IDM type music? (Thanks Tamara, >for responding to BASS and being exceptional!) I've seen plenty of women >at raves, though most I've talked to say they prefer house to techno.

Whoa, hold on there... I would say that this applies in general to email lists. It seems to be dominated by guys. Not a alot of women techno-weenies out there. BUT we do exist. I for one prefer techno over house. Don't get me wrong though...I like house in the wee morning hours of a rave. I don't care for the stuff that's like 70's disco however. I prefer the darker "more industrial" stuff the best. But that was how I got into raving. I was really into the industrial/ambient/ techno...everything from Coil, Chris & Cosey, Einsturzende Neubauten, Front Line Assembly (and all of it's spin-offs), Meat Beat Manifesto, KMFDM, PTV, PWOG, etc, etc. In the 70's and 80's I was really into any electronic music I could get my hands on. Jean Michel Jarre, Synergy, Michael Garrison, Space Art...And then I was invited to a "party" back in '91. I didn't even know the term "rave" back then. At first I thought, "what is this disco shit?". But by the end of the night I was hooked. A couple of the dj's played some killer techno. I also over the years have like harder edged rock and during the New Wave years, I was into that. Anyway, I'm 38 years old and have been buying tons of music for years. I used to dj for awhile (private parties only) but had to give it up due to the fact that I just didn't have the time required anymore to keep up the 'ol record buying. I also have a 17 year old son who I turned on to this music. And when he comes over and brings friends they now bring tapes to tape some of my music. So just because that's what is typical on lists... doesn't meen we aren't out here. Rox