I too would have never discovered IDM without mp3s. I started out listening
to club music and found a bit of IDM posted on the alt.binaries.mp3.dance
newsgroup. Because of this exposure, I purchase as much IDM on CD as I can
afford. IMHO anyone serious about recorded music would never be happy with
just a collection of mp3s. Maybe people who are happy with listening to pop
music on FM radio may find the sound quality of mp3 ok, but I am sure IDMers
much prefer CD or vinyl. I continue to download as many good quality IDM mp3
as I can find and I buy as many IDM CDs as I can. I for one would be very
interested in trading files in an IDM specific group. For me, this will lead
to more exposure to the artists and their work and more purchases of the
stuff I like.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Nir Arbel" <nirarbel@yifan.net>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 07, 2001 10:47 PM
Subject: [idm] IDM forum
Hi all,
I read the list policies and saw that any discussion that might promote
piracy is disallowed. I wrote a piece of software that would allow us to
have not just a discussion forum, but a file-sharing one too, and I wanted
to advertise it here. I don't because of the rules, but my dilemma is
this -- IDM is a pretty esoteric genre that I would never have been
introduced to unless I've been downloading mp3s. It's not the sort of music
you're very likely to get introduced to watching MTV or listening to the
radio. Ever since I discovered IDM a year ago (first CD I bought was Aphex
Twin's Richard D. James) I kept my fascination with it alive by finding
associations to new artists on allmusic, downloading their stuff on Napster
and buying whatever of it I liked. I bought over 50 CDs in the passing year,
more than I have in my entire life before that. How do you feel about the
issue? Did downloading mp3s make you buy more IDM or was it just the cheap
way out for you?
Cheers, Nir
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