Well, since the list seems to be fairly full of bizarre (and occasionally
stupid) threads at the moment (sorry, I've made my last DXM post :), I
thought I'd actually talk about IDM.
No, not the music, the name.
Has anyone actually noticed how difficult it is to "dance" to most of this
stuff? I mean, its not dance music at all. I have to say, it is a completely
absurd name, I feel embarassed using it to describe Autechre et al. Whoever
came up with it probably meant "Intelligent Electronic Music", but assumed
that everyone into electronic music was into the club/rave/other dance
scene....
I never go to clubs. Well, not here anyway. Its all just crap house, played
far too loud, full of shallow obnoxious people. I like to sit at home and
listen to good music. Thats right, sitting down... actually LISTENING to
music instead of just bouncing around counting to four...
So, anyway, thats my little rant... any thoughts? Anyone got a suggestion
for a better name?
I don't mind the term braindance... it kind of implies "dancing in your
mind", which is how good interesting music makes me feel...
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