I think to characterise the whole of IDM as becoming more popular is stupid
(almost as stupid as saying that all rap music is boring and crap), I don't
think that albums like Confield will ever be mainstream they are just too
demanding, but almost everyone likes "easy" IDM, such as BOC, its simply not
unlikeable, people who denounce electronic music as twittery shite hear it
and are almost at once converted to its cause.
However the number of people who say "This sounds like computer game music,
dont't you find it boring?" is still high enough to be annoying. Most people
just can't be bothered to listen unless the music has lyrics, hence the
popularity of artists like Bjork who fuse a more interesting electronic
sound with catchy friendly lyrics. Ditto Moloko, Chemical Bros, Prodigy (?)
etc. I think that the logical progression for a proportion of the people who
like these rock/electonic fusion bands will move on to Class A electronica,
whilst the rest will bugger off and dance to fads like trance and company.
Compared to when I started listening about 4 years ago it is now
super-popular. All the major artists' singles charge up the UK dance/indie
charts to No.1. and nearly everyone will have heard of aphex "he's that guy
with the freaky videos ain't he?" twin, with squarepusher rapidly bringing
up the rear with his "garage hit" my red hot car.
Certainly every music journo worth his salt will soon have been listening
for the last 20 years and have a copy of analogue bubblebath 2 in his
collection dating from the days when he and Mr James were riding his tank
through bank vaults near his prison, using copies of mask 100 for target
practice etc etc etc...
georgewilliamson
quoted 3 lines Has anyone noticed how all of a sudden everyone liked IDM?? I mean it's a> Has anyone noticed how all of a sudden everyone liked IDM?? I mean it's a
> good thing that people are listening to good music, but it seems like
> everyone thinks it is cool lately to like Autechre and Squarepusher. All
of
quoted 3 lines a sudden it seems like everyone is talking about it....> a sudden it seems like everyone is talking about it....
>
> maybe it's just me, but thats what it seems like...
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org
For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org