Welcome to the official 1996 IDM Poll! This year, there will be some changes in
the poll's administration, so please read over the following before you vote.
This biggest change involves the voting process itself. This year, voting
will be divided into two phases: nominations and final voting. Anyone who wishes
to may vote in either phase - preferably both! The nomination phase of voting
will closely resemble the polls held in previous years. Voters may vote for
whatever they wish. Final voting will be limited in each category among the 5
most popular nominees from the first phase. For instance, if the 1995 poll were
held in this manner, the final vote would be between 'Tri Repetae,' 'I Care
Because You Do,' 'Makesaracket,' 'Spanners,' and 'Throbbing Pouch.' I'll take
votes in each phase for 10 days, so ballots in the nominations phase are due
by 9:00 PM Pacific time on the 20th. I'll be posting a reminder or two.
In addition, there are some changes to the categories this year. "Best Drum
& Bass Album" joins the poll, and "Who'll Spark Us Up Next Year" exits.
Rules on voting: Everything released in 1996 is eligible. If you vote for
something released before this year, I'll ignore that vote; the rest of
your ballot will still be counted, of course. I've also decided that any
full-length release with tracks all by a single artist under the same name
is an album (last year, votes for Aphex's 'Classics' and the Black Dog's
'Parallel' counted in the compilation category). Finally, 'Headz 2 A' and
'Headz 2 B' count as two separate comps.
Finally, this year's poll has a sponsor. Modern Music (www.modernmusic.com) will
be offering a $50 gift certificate in a random drawing of all ballots I receive.
If you vote in both phases, you double your chances of winning!
The ballot for nominations follows. Just fill in the blanks, and send it to
cspot@hyperreal.com. (Please make sure your message has "poll" in the subject
line.)
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IDM Poll 1996 - Nomination Phase
<IDM Album Of The Year> (Three equal votes for '96 releases)
1)...................
2)...................
3)...................
1995 Winner: Autechre - Tri Repetae (Warp)
<IDM Single/EP Of The Year> (Three equal votes for '96 releases)
1)...................
2)...................
3)...................
1995 Winner: Plaid EP (Clear)
<Compilation Of The Year> (Vote for compilation released in '96)
1)...................
1995 Winner: (TIE) Macro Dub Infection (Virgin)/The Black Dog - 'Parallel' (GPR)
<Chill Out Album OTY> (Vote for album released in '96)
1)...................
1995 Winner: The Orb - 'Orbus Terrarum' (Island)
<Drum & Bass Album OTY> (Vote for album released in '96)
1)...................
<IDM Label Of The Year> (For consistent quality in '96)
1)...................
1995 Winner: Warp
<IDM Artist Of The Year> (For consistent quality in '96)
1)...................
1995 Winner: Mike Paradinas
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Send entries to cspot@hyperreal.com. Make sure your vote has "poll" in the
"Subject:" line.
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Chris.Hilker (cspot@hyperreal.com)