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From:
Diamondstein
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Rjyan Kidwell
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IDM List
Date:
Fri, 4 Jun 2021 15:51:44 -0700
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Re: Archetypical IDM
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It sucks here to be honest. On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 3:49 PM Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 165 lines Then you must be new. Welcome to earth my friend> Then you must be new. Welcome to earth my friend > > On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 6:38 PM Diamondstein <ben@diamondste.in> wrote: > >> Is Autechre really IDM though? I always though of them as techno or edm. >> >> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 2:45 PM Rjyan Kidwell <cexwell@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> WAIT wait I mean: >>> Cex "Am I Soundboy" https://youtu.be/QVXf6_plGy8 >>> >>> Cex "Sean Wilkes Booth" https://youtu.be/7AT3nlpYqUI >>> >>> Cex "Vapor Ops" https://youtu.be/obPnUSjJLsw >>> >>> >>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021, 5:32 PM Alex Kolesnichenko <support@bytegems.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> FWIW, Ae of Incunabula to LP5 period is rather “archetypical” IDM. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> *From:* c. jones <coda27@hotmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 4, 2021 1:36 PM >>>> *Cc:* IDM List <idm@hyperreal.org> >>>> *Subject:* Re: Archetypical IDM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I'm a gatekeeper, so I just tell them Autechre or Merzbow to scare them >>>> off from all the "glitchy left-field abstract electronic noise & bleeps" I >>>> like so much. If I really liked them, maybe I'd recommend Girl/Boy song by >>>> Aphex Twin (that entire album is THE most archetypical work of mainstream >>>> IDM as far as I'm concerned, there were prominent online artists the >>>> following years that reinforced the sound more for me though...anyone >>>> remember MP3.com?) or really anything from Boards of Canada; Aphex & BOC >>>> seem to be the stepping stone for a normie's foray into IDM. I'm pretty >>>> sure whenever I tell people I like IDM, they're mishearing me and think I >>>> mean EDM anyway, so Skrillex. I recommend Skrillex. Any Skrillex song. >>>> Listen to Skrillex or die. Throw away all your tapes & CDs and replace them >>>> with Skrillex albums. Have you downloaded your Skrillex yet? Don't worry: >>>> I'm sending you all Skrillex files anyway. >>>> ------------------------------ >>>> >>>> *From:* Memjutsu <mehmet.ismail85@gmail.com> >>>> *Sent:* Friday, June 4, 2021 13:43 >>>> *To:* Hugh Davison <hugh@hughdavison.com> >>>> *Cc:* John D <john.m.dalton.iii@gmail.com>; IDM List <idm@hyperreal.org >>>> > >>>> *Subject:* Re: Archetypical IDM >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Autechre - lera >>>> >>>> James Holden - Gone Feral >>>> >>>> Curve - Falling Free (Aphex Twin Mix) >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> And another vote for Red Hot Car, has to be included! >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On 4 Jun 2021, at 18:08, Hugh Davison <hugh@hughdavison.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>  >>>> >>>> Loving these lists guys - if any of you felt like including links I >>>> wouldn't complain >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> 😂 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Being the lazy bastard I am >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Here are three of my current favs: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> Gas - Zauberberg <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKsLvEkefTc> >>>> >>>> Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith & Suzanne Ciani - Closed Circuit >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGxoQTPFtyw> >>>> >>>> Abul Mogard - Half Light of Dawn >>>> <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9uf8hFbm0Ls> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> I may be swinging a little off centre here, so forgive me... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> but worth a listen nonetheless... >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jun 4, 2021 at 6:12 PM John D <john.m.dalton.iii@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>> Spooky - Fingerbobs >>>> >>>> Squarepusher - Fat Controller >>>> >>>> BOC - Happy Cycling >>>> >>>> Hello list, >>>> >>>> given the following conversation that at least some of you should be >>>> familiar with: >>>> >>>> They: "What kind of music do you like?" >>>> You: "Electronic music." >>>> They: "Oh, techno? I love that, too." >>>> You: "Well, not really techno... let me show you." >>>> >>>> Assuming you'd think .oO(IDM), pick *three tracks* from the top of >>>> your head and/or the bottom of your heart to help them understand. They >>>> don't need to be the "best" tracks (whatever that means) or the most >>>> popular (who cares), but what you think is somewhat suitable for a >>>> nonverbal/acoustic definition of your perspective of what's going in this >>>> part of the universe. (I know it's difficult. Maybe it should be albums >>>> instead of tracks or five or fifty instead of three, but for the sake of >>>> simplicity...) I start, in no particular order: >>>> >>>> Autechre - Gantz Graf >>>> Aphex Twin - Ziggomatic 17 >>>> Boards of Canada - Turquoise Hexagon Sun >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> Hugh Davison >>>> >>>> Cell: 072 658 2597 >>>> >>>> Website: http://hughdavison.com/ >>>> >>>> >> >> -- >> /// >> NTS <https://www.nts.live/shows/diamondstein> >> Bandcamp <https://diamondstein.bandcamp.com/> >> diamondste.in >> >
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