quoted 5 lines Well I for one really like the new Underworld album and have been> Well I for one really like the new Underworld album and have been
> listening to it alot. It has quite a bit of range, from some
> light drum & bass to lush orbital-esque techno, a bit or hard stuff -
> trance, acid. But yes, some of the trcks do have (errr) vocals. Not
> just weird nondescript vocals but actual lyrics.
Well, personally I don't understand this bias against vocals/lyrics
many IDM/techno people seem to have, since, as in Underworld's case,
they only bring more depth and even extra dimension to the actual
music than there would be if it was only instrumental stuff.
IMHO, of course. I have always enjoyed good song lyrics, whatever the
genre was, and I wonder if there is actually a rule that says "you
shall not put lyrics/vocals to your IDM"? How about Kraftwerk then,
which most people on this list would agree that they are the real
predecessors of all techno and IDM? They are known to have some vocals
on their records too, if you don't mind... ;)
Whether or not its IDM
quoted 19 lines is debateable, but for the purposes of this discussion I would like to> is debateable, but for the purposes of this discussion I would like to
> submit this little chart:
>
> Mainstream Dance/Techno
> _______________________
> C&C Music Factory
> Dee-Lite
> The Prodigy
> Leftfeild
> Underworld
> Chemical Brothers
> Orbital
> LFO
> Aphex Twin
> U-ziq
> Autechre
> Letting your needle drag across the slip mat....
> _________________________
> IDM
OK, though I had personally positioned the ChemBros somewhere
closer to Deee-Lite, perhaps ;) And thinking about it, aren't we
basically just comparing apples and oranges now? I don't really
give a flying f**k about C&C Music Factory, but I can't say
Autechre was "more IDM" than e.g. Aphex Twin, either - basically
the whole question would be totally absurd to me.
And the No-Prize goes to:
ERkki
TampHexster, pHinland
trerra@uta.fi