i think, at this point in time, IDM refers to any of the following:
sampling / sequencing / recording a bunch of relatively lame tracks and
wanking around with a bunch of DSP plugins until it sounds cool
fucking around with metasynth for a few hours
bumming a copy of MSP and pluggo from someone and wanking around on them
for a few hours (kit clayton doesn't apply because he actually writes
code for cycling'74)
using every single aspect of SFX Machine and then time stretching every
other bar of the song
saying that you write you're own software when you're actually full of
shit
Hyperprism, Hyperprism, Hyperprism
once you get a hold of all these 'toys' it's very easy to fall into the
IDM trap. (i guess autechre and rdj were smart in that they used this
stuff before other groups knew about them or knew how to use them... or
maybe it was just dumb luck)
although the speedy j (public energy) album has some unique quality that
keeps it relatively fresh and somewhat original in my opinion. (meaning
that i haven't grown tired of it...)
i'd have to agree with my friend who lives in NYC who stated (well, his
boss actually) that music isn't going to change until another social
conflict / revolution occurs. (i.e. world war)
a catalyst i suppose.
of course all these views and opinion are biased, but that's the purpose
of a newsgroup i suppose. (and to reassure oneself that they're not the
only dork online at 12:00 in the morning when they could certainly be
doing much more productive things)
lyrics would be nice. i think lyrics would 'serve' the IDM community
well. (is it just me, or is supercollider's head on a really fucking
cool album?)
song number 7 on incunabula is nice. (i like the drum programming)
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"MIDI is a place in France." (from the PD list)
btw, anyone who's interested in the ant-zen label, imminent starvation,
synapscape, and savak will be performing at the Black Cat in march.
(thanks to my friend andy and a few others who managed to get these guys
over here and in DC)
global information systems,
christian.adam.hresko.
--
" kid for a day. "
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