Well the reason I got into IDM was because it was the natural next step for
me, I can explain.
I developed my musical taste in the early 90s, at the time I was listening
to Alt rock and some hip-hop. One day someone played NIN for me at a get
together and I had never heard anything like it. Then I heard the NIN remix
cds and they didn't even sound like music for the most part, Fixed and
Further Down the Spiral, I listened to them over and over.
Well I got into Industrial then, around 1994ish. After a while I got bored
with that, and when I was on the net in 96/96 or so I started listening to
different
"techno" groups. I realized the wannabe-nihilism of a lot of the industrial
really wasn't the appeal for me, it was the interesting distorted sounds.
One day I stumbled on Autechre.....then Plaid, Aphex Twin,
Squarepusher........rest is history, I was so blow away by it.
Then I got into Ambient which is another story :P
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.
-Kevin
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>because IDM is the only way to stop my brains of thinking...
>
>
> On 9/15/05, fiznut <fiznut@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Why exactly do you like IDM?
> >
> > 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. In a sense, the studio has become their
> > instrument of choice. IDM tends to have a sound that evokes emotions and
> > mood unlike other forms of music. Coupled with some headphones and a
> > relaxing night, IDM just kind of takes me places. You never know what to
> > expect.
> >
> > Just wondering... :]
> >
> >
>
>
>--
>Greetz,
>Stephen