Re: [idm] How 'cutting edge'/difficult does IDM have to be?
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quoted 8 lines Sure, this is all a matter of taste you might say - and you're right> Sure, this is all a matter of taste you might say - and you're right
> -but I would still like to figure out where the Intelligent in the IDM
> name ends and where 'banal', for lack of a better word, starts.
> Probably a matter of personal opinion - but I would love to see what
> you people think about this phenomenon. Because, much as I respect
> Squarepusher and get inspiration from his music, it really is
> impossible to listen to sometimes - for me at least - due to the sheer
> 'stress factor'.
I think it boils down to the fact that "IDM" really isn't clearly defined,
and really isn't going to be anytime soon. So you have all different
kinds of criteria. Ultimately nobody is the ultimate reference on
what electronic is interesting/thought provoking, its more just a shifting
mass of opinion with different degrees of concensus. Its interesting,
because it seems like the concencus feeling of "IDM" actually is comprised
of has broadened over the years.
Personally i just want to hear about anything that's particularly
good/interesting,
and what criteria by which people think its good/interesting, then i'll
decide for myself. There are times when the IDM list has been good for
finding that info. However its gotten alot thinner with all the different
ways of checking stuff out more quickly - chat / soulseek in specific.
RE: just the "difficulty" of music, meaning complexity or abrasiveness.
I have no problem listening to "abrasive" music for long periods of time.
I don't know how to explain why though - its just taste as well as sort
of deciding to be open to it all at one point.
- cutups
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