it all started with the 'Richard D. James' album
and then i discovered Autechre...
and from that day on i knew that IDM was the kind of music i will always
listen to...
On 9/16/05, David Sim <pmxds@nottingham.ac.uk> wrote:
quoted 44 lines (Fiznut)>
> (Fiznut)
> > 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.
>
> Wahey!
>
> (Fiznut)
> > 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.
>
> Who would you consider to be doing this at the moment? A lot of musicians
> in the IDM scene today seem to be working (often making excellent music,
> mind) within templates that were laid down in the mid to late nineties. So
> it's not really much more innovative than indie rock, techno, hip hop...
>
> (Kevin)
> > 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.
>
> Same question to number 2. I'm hoping to be proved wrong here rather than
> trying to start any kind of flamewar / negative vibes, but about the only
> IDM I've heard recently that's made me double take has been some of what's
> coming out on Stuff and Werk.
>
> David
>
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Greetz,
Stephen