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From:
g.
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Date:
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 16:57:38 GMT
Subject:
Re: (idm) The Tenor Has No Clothes
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On Wed, 02 Apr 1997 10:19:40 -0500, you wrote:
quoted 9 lines So I went to the Warp web site to have a listen to the Jimi Tenor album>So I went to the Warp web site to have a listen to the Jimi Tenor album >via RealAudio. I came away with the following conclusion: > >_Intervision_ is not IDM. It's lounge music. The only tracks that even >marginally qualified as IDM were "Sugardaddy," "Caravan" and "Shore >Hotel;" the rest were EZ-listening muzak. I'm sorry, but 3 out of 11 >maketh not an IDM recording, no matter what label it's on. > >Why he gets any play on this list at all is totally beyond me. *shrug*
the idm definition has been laughable since it's creation. for me idm stands for good music with an electronic edge. jimi tenor is good music. it has an electronic edge. it is not lounge music. g.