i think you may be denying a little too much when you say that idm is not a
genre of music. certain characteristics of this music make it what it is.
these characteristics are identifiable. if you play me an idm song that i
haven't heard before, i feel confident that i could distinguish it as such.
sure, it doesn't all sound alike, but most every type of music is made
confusing with a plethora of subgenres.
you mentioned the three infamous letters "idm" probably several dozen times
in your essay. you did question the letters, thankfully. i'll agree with
you wholly that intelligent dance music has little to do with intelligence
or dancing. idm is in fact not idm. i don't understand why this music
didn't stick with the title "electronic listening music" printed right on
the damn cover of the first of this culture's defining moments, the
artificial intelligence compilation. this title is again vague, and
corrupt, but it's not too flattering for it's own good. too bad. btw, i
understand that americans tend to refer to this music as idm more so than
people elsewhere. what is it refered to outside of the states?
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