Re: [idm] the title 'IDM' (formerly 'hip hop and idm')
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heh, when you split things into 100 different categories, it no longer is a
thing; it's simply a collection of those individual parts. if we all
thought of spleens and livers and pancreases as different autonomous parts
then we'd be all like something else. besides, splitting things into
subcategories is where you end up with things like "grindcore" anyways (heh)
point being that "idm"s problem with categorization is that everyone who
worries about it is trying to peg a definition on idm. and that's basically
the antithesis of idm. idm is sort of the 'everything else' category. it's
not trip hop, it's not electronica, it's not even braindance. but it's all
those things. it's sort of the "everything else that has electronics"
category.
-derek
quoted 1 line I think perhaps the problem with the name IDM for the genre is misleading>I think perhaps the problem with the name IDM for the genre is misleading
especially >when I can listen to something completely opposite in style and
still appreciate it just as >much "in my head"... for example grindcore...
fast technical metal isnt something that >most people call intelligent, but
there are many bands that I think rip that I can >"braindance" just as well
as to some clicks or pops. Point being, idm could be more of >an
all-encompassing genre, rather than a nebulous and ambiguous definition of a
style. >IDM should be split in at least 100 categories but I dont think
anyone would wanna take >the time to subcategorize it -- it moves too damn
fast anyway. (I like that tho.)
quoted 2 lines IAn>
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