quoted 6 lines the chance that 'idm' as a genre [...] will become commercial is a little>> the chance that 'idm' as a genre [...] will become commercial is a little
>> unlikely...
>
>Oh yeah, it's just more a general observation. I was thinking more of
>conversations I've had with people who insist that David Bowie is a big
>innovator in drum'n'bass for example :-)
Certainly David Bowie can be considered to be an innovator of *commercial*
music by bringing drum and bass into it, but the influence doesn't flow
the other way unless he is in fact working with a producer with that kind
of credibility who can help him rid his reputation as a has-been. Anyhow,
any distinction you might make in the specifics of the history of drum and
bass (or idm...) to a random person with such an uninformed concept of the
style would likely be lost if you weren't willing to spend the time
filling them in on the details. Any IDM that was tapped to take its place
in the annals of hit music would likely bear as much relevance to the fans
and practitioners at the forefront as Everclear does to hardcore and punk
rock.
-eric
onnow: M-D-EMM, "Get Acidic" (Transmat)
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