About a week or two ago I posted a question to the list regarding the
existence of any sort of IDM review archive. A few people told me that
hyperreal had one, but that it had been down for several months (years?).
Several people also mentioned (including Brian from Hyperreal) that the
new Trainspotter project that the happy people at Hyperreal had been
working on would most likely also include a review archive of some sort.
However, I had been looking for some sort of reliable review resource so
as to better help me blow my wads of money on worthwhile releases instead
of just blindly throwing money at mediocre releases hoping every once in
a while to get something good. Since the Trainspotter project is still
in the works and there is no other archive to be found (at least by
me...tell me if there is), I have decided to start my own. Currently it
is located at the following address:
http://www.geocities.com/paris/metro/9160/idm.htm
I was thinking that perhaps the best way to handle it was as such:
1)anyone who wants to can submit reviews. i trust your (the idm list's)
reviews better than just about any other source, and I imagine that
others feel the same way, so the more people submit reviews the better.
2)multiple reviews on the same album are always helpful. a little
contrasting opinion here and there is what makes it all interesting.
3)we include anything that would fit into the widest possible definition
of IDM, in the process cutting out some of the elitism and providing more
variety than an ultra-tight definition the genre.
Right now there are only a few reviews in the minimal techno vein (thanks
Lance!) and it will only grow when you (the kind idm'sters of the world)
decided to send in that review of the new "xxxxxxx" release you picked up
over the weekend.
If anyone happens to find that something there isn't working, please let
me know. Also, I'm always open to some constructive criticism, so please
email me with your comments and concerns. Thanks alot ladies and gents.
I apologize for the lengthy post and I hope you don't mind the intrusion.
np: nuttin. (gotta find the map bk to find my way to the fresh party
tonight)
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Brian Rachielles- UCSB (.b)
Production Director KCSB 91.9 FM
personal: www.geocities.com/sunsetstrip/club/4980
idm review archive: www.geocities.com/paris/metro/9160/idm.htm