hmmm, cultural value of IDM... well, i suppose one could make an arguement that
IDM (and electronic music in general) are fairly reflective of the society we
now live in. omniprescence of computers/technology. our desire & requirement
to move faster and faster through life. co-opting (sampling) various cultures
into a new creation. it'd be pretty easy to pick artists that showcase each of
these facets of society in their music. and it wouldn't really matter if they
meant it or not - if it was unintentional then you could still say that they are
reflecting society.
but then again i also think you could make similar arguements for almost any
genre of music. music always reflects to some extent its surroundings.
classical, rock, jazz - none of them live in a bubble. perhaps we're more
sensitive to any sort of cultural significance in idm because we're probably
more in tune with what idm reflects? would we all be fascinated by the sounds
of computers talking to each other if we didn't talk to computers ourselves? :)
however, while i think idm and classical both reflect their culture, to say that
classical and IDM have the same level of technical depth might be a little rash.
i've found it to be much easier to "hide behind the sounds" when writing e-music
and that it's more forgiving of mistakes. i think that it's much easier to
create depth in IDM because the technology really helps you along - it creates a
lot of the complexities for you. this of course is not a value judgement as to
what genre is better or more important. the process isn't that important to me,
i care more about the end product - and i like what comes out of computers more
than what comes out of symphony halls.
of course, these could just be the opinions of someone who still has not woken
up yet...
ethan
On Mon, 1 Nov 1999 BStryder@aol.com wrote:
> Hello,
> Recently, I have been digging through my dad's old records. As I
ratted
> through them, I yanked out a classical collection box set. Having
always
> been fond of classical music, I took it upstairs, plopped it on to my
> turntable, and started listening. This is two days later. After two
days I
> have concluded that IDM and Classical music have much in common.
Other than
> the fact that IDM is basically modern classical music (to me), I found
that:
<<snip snip>>
> -Both are have cultural and intellectual value.
<<snip snip>>
hello there..
just curious what you feel is the cultural value of idm (and if youre
reading this with a negative tone, yer reading it wrong :)
thanks!
chris.
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