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I assume it's been a while since a topic such as this has been started, so I figured i'd spark one up again. Why exactly do you like IDM? Personally, I am attracted to the creativity of IDM musicians and the music that results from it. They tend to try new things and innovate in ways traditional musicians can't. In a sense, the studio has become their instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to expect. Just wondering... :]

IDM is just another brand name. So that even nerds can be hip, and a market source. A bit like new shoes. fiznut <fiznut@gmail.com> wrote: I assume it's been a while since a topic such as this has been started, so I figured i'd spark one up again. Why exactly do you like IDM? Personally, I am attracted to the creativity of IDM musicians and the music that results from it. They tend to try new things and innovate in ways traditional musicians can't. In a sense, the studio has become their instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to expect. Just wondering... :] --------------------------------- Yahoo! for Good Click here to donate to the Hurricane Katrina relief effort.

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because IDM is the only way to stop my brains of thinking... On 9/15/05, fiznut <fiznut@gmail.com> wrote:

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> > I assume it's been a while since a topic such as this has been started, so > I > figured i'd spark one up again. > > Why exactly do you like IDM? > > Personally, I am attracted to the creativity of IDM musicians and the > music > that results from it. They tend to try new things and innovate in ways > traditional musicians can't. In a sense, the studio has become their > instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and > mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a > relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to > expect. > > Just wondering... :] > >

-- Greetz, Stephen

Well the reason I got into IDM was because it was the natural next step for me, I can explain. I developed my musical taste in the early 90s, at the time I was listening to Alt rock and some hip-hop. One day someone played NIN for me at a get together and I had never heard anything like it. Then I heard the NIN remix cds and they didn't even sound like music for the most part, Fixed and Further Down the Spiral, I listened to them over and over. Well I got into Industrial then, around 1994ish. After a while I got bored with that, and when I was on the net in 96/96 or so I started listening to different "techno" groups. I realized the wannabe-nihilism of a lot of the industrial really wasn't the appeal for me, it was the interesting distorted sounds. One day I stumbled on Autechre.....then Plaid, Aphex Twin, Squarepusher........rest is history, I was so blow away by it. Then I got into Ambient which is another story :P IDM is one of the few genres where you will hear something you never have before. I think that is the main appeal to me. -Kevin

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>From: "|> S t e p h e n <|" <orgazmic@gmail.com> >Reply-To: orgazmic@gmail.com >To: fiznut@gmail.com >CC: idm@hyperreal.org >Subject: Re: [idm] IDM Therefore I Am >Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2005 10:09:33 +0200 >MIME-Version: 1.0 >Received: from hyperreal.org ([209.237.226.90]) by mc7-f39.hotmail.com with >Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.211); Fri, 16 Sep 2005 01:09:34 -0700 >Received: (qmail 23246 invoked by uid 1153); 16 Sep 2005 08:09:39 -0000 >Received: (qmail 23233 invoked from network); 16 Sep 2005 08:09:39 -0000 >X-Message-Info: JGTYoYF78jEunr4RbmafRd4/UAN2Cci6hqAHggSj/hg= >Mailing-List: contact idm-help@hyperreal.org; run by ezmlm >Precedence: bulk >X-No-Archive: yes >list-help: <mailto:idm-help@hyperreal.org> >list-unsubscribe: <mailto:idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org> >list-post: <mailto:idm@hyperreal.org> >Delivered-To: mailing list idm@hyperreal.org >DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; >d=gmail.com; >h=received:message-id:date:from:reply-to:to:subject:cc:in-reply-to:mime-version:content-type:references; > >b=BNN6jbDNTQV0QDmtn0LRkHMi7oCBxMXxFlpNznylin3I8pEJabuTIdLACFn5bAhGgc+EIEWPu0dLeJYts/g9e0kJRRXh0aVLc9ugWUjg5n7W/NLH4d1PG0Pi0T5vCOHc1C2oboj4qBUW9RaeedU9vYNb8sF7egcb/Tdn7QtKL0U= >References: <90241e87050915093413890094@mail.gmail.com> >X-Spam-Rating: taz3.hyperreal.org 1.6.2 0/1000/N >Return-Path: idm-return-79792-khydak=hotmail.com@hyperreal.org >X-OriginalArrivalTime: 16 Sep 2005 08:09:35.0144 (UTC) >FILETIME=[F9A94280:01C5BA95] > >because IDM is the only way to stop my brains of thinking... > > > On 9/15/05, fiznut <fiznut@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > I assume it's been a while since a topic such as this has been started, >so > > I > > figured i'd spark one up again. > > > > Why exactly do you like IDM? > > > > Personally, I am attracted to the creativity of IDM musicians and the > > music > > that results from it. They tend to try new things and innovate in ways > > traditional musicians can't. In a sense, the studio has become their > > instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and > > mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a > > relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to > > expect. > > > > Just wondering... :] > > > > > > >-- >Greetz, >Stephen

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Whether you call it IDM or not (let's just fucking accept it now, the genre debate has gone on too long) I just like any music that is thought provoking. Whether it's Stockhausen, Cage, AFX, Plaid or even Super Furry Animals, if it makes my brain work in a way that pleases me, I'm happy. I am about to start another topic here: IDM: Let's keep those three letters but instead of Intelligent Dance Music, call it something else. Like: Interestingly Devised Music Or something.... -----Original Message----- From: fiznut [mailto:fiznut@gmail.com] Sent: 15 September 2005 17:35 To: idm@hyperreal.org Subject: [idm] IDM Therefore I Am I assume it's been a while since a topic such as this has been started, so I figured i'd spark one up again. Why exactly do you like IDM? Personally, I am attracted to the creativity of IDM musicians and the music that results from it. They tend to try new things and innovate in ways traditional musicians can't. In a sense, the studio has become their instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to expect. Just wondering... :] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

"Whether you call it IDM or not (let's just fucking accept it now, the genre debate has gone on too long)" I agree. Though it's certainly an ambiguous name for a genre of music, it is unlikely to ever go away. Atleast it humorously confuses those who aren't firmiliar. ;)