I usually have to say "I listen to electronica... and no I don't mean
techno."
-matT
nashville.tn
On Feb 9, 2005, at 10:06 AM, Greg Hill wrote:
quoted 72 lines 99.9 percent of people wouldn't have a clue if you told them you
> 99.9 percent of people wouldn't have a clue if you told them you
> listen to
> "IDM" music.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Adam Piontek" <adam@damek.org>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 09, 2005 7:59 AM
> Subject: [idm] endless "IDM" genre term discussion (was re: DEVO)
>
>
>> I generally just say I listen to electronic music, and leave it up to
>> the person I'm talking to to make assumptions about what that means,
>> or
>> to inquire more about what specifically I like. They either
>> pigeon-hole
>> me in their mind, or ask me what I mean, and then we progress to
>> specific artists and albums, and the history of the genre/email list.
>> This is, I believe, really the only good way to talk about music: by
>> specific example of the people and releases involved, and what little
>> history/stories there are about the people making it.
>>
>> "IDM" is too specific and/or meaningless at term to serve as a
>> jumping-off point, as far as I'm concerned.
>>
>> -Adam Piontek
>> damek.org
>>
>>
>> Jason Clark wrote:
>>> problem with that is, I'm over sarcasm and irony. leave that to the
>>> indie rockers. they seem to enjoy it much more than me.
>>>
>>> ps - can i download the Handbook somewhere? ;)
>>>
>>> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005 07:43:03 -0800 (PST), Eric Sorenson
>>> <eric@explosive.net> wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Wed, 9 Feb 2005, Jason Clark wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> does anyone use "IDM" in daily life talking about this type of
>>>>> music?
>>>>> even though it's the style i most listen to, i'm usually
>>>>> embarrassed
>>>>> to use it in conversation. it's such a pretentious term. i usually
>>>>> just say i listen to really weird electronic music. seems to
>>>>> define it
>>>>> better than "IDM".
>>>>
>>>> The Handbook sez you're only supposed to use it in conversation if
>>>> you
>>>> simultaneously make quote-marks with your fingers and give an
>>>> exaggerated eye-roll...
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> - Eric Sorenson - Explosive Networking - http://eric.explosive.net -
>>>>
>>>
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