successor to autechre? i'm not sure if it's even possible, because the
impact they have had on IDM is not going to be matched in any way. someone
who takes IDM in a completely different direction could possibly happen.
there is a huge IDM internet culture right now. like you said, lots of small
labels, though the content isn't very good with most of them.
the only artists i think could have as big of an impact as autechre
(excluding my own work of course, hehe) is a group called EU. i don't know
if any of you are familiar with them (since i am new to the list), but they
are these two russian guys who have a good bit of stuff up at mp3.com, and it
is like you said, out of left field. you can tell there is an IDM
influence, but it doesnt sound anything like autechre or aphex ar whatever.
they call it experimental hip-hop or something, but it's nothing like that
really. their beats and timing is disjointed and their melodies also are
all over the place. you'd have to hear it for yrself. but i personally
think it has the potential of being great stuff. i try to create
original music of course, and i think it is usually pretty creative. but
everyone else thinks their own music is great, so that's not saying much.
as for BoC....i don't think they're special at all. a few songs are kinda
cool, but that's it. i know a lot of people like them a lot though, so
maybe i'm missing something. as for people listening to labels instead of
individual artists, i dont see that happening. there have always been some
people who do that, but i don't see the majority doing it, basically because
for a label to be consistently great is not common.
that's all i'll ramble about for now. cool list btw.
:jason (ecux www.zenapolae.com)
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