quoted 1 line ===== Original Message From Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> =====>===== Original Message From Kent williams <kent@avalon.net> =====quoted 4 lines At any rate I will always rebel against people trying to delimit the>At any rate I will always rebel against people trying to delimit the
>boundaries of IDM. It seems that the people who make 'this-listy' music
>are able to do so because of their eclectic tastes -- they can appropriate
>stuff beyond other music in the genre and make something new of it.
I think the time when this was even generally true has past in the last couple
of years. The stuff I enjoy most is generally where I get a sense of what Kent
refers to above. However, I get the impression there are far greater numbers
of people writing music nowdays that only sounds like they wanted to make
music like the music they like. Uh, if you get my drift. :-)
Most IDM-writing-types I've talked to seem to approach composition with an ear
to emulating the sounds of their fave artists, not synthesizing their
influences into something more personal. True synthesis of ideas, IME,
involves considering the process or approach involved in creating the thing
that impresses me, rather than just trying to make the same kind of noises.
Otherwise I'm doing nothing more than (superficial) pastiche.
I've tried to cut this down from a hefty rant, so please excuse me if it's so
condensed as to appear a bit all over the place.
Michael
np. Wunder
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