Andrew Schrock wrote:
quoted 8 lines I totally agree with the comment on too much IDM leading to a myopic view
> I totally agree with the comment on too much IDM leading to a myopic view
> of music. I had a conversation with somebody (un-named) on the list who
> said that he listened exclusively to IDM. For some reason I was very
> surprised; I mean, there's SO MUCH other good stuff out there, I think if
> you spend $ just on IDM each week you're cheating yourself. This isn't a
> hack on IDM by any means, if you buy too much music of one genre to
> really digest or keep quality control over, it becomes disposable. (a
> truely unfortunate situation for your mind and wallet)
You'll find the same thing in most any subgenre. Some people choose music
like they choose a tribe or religion. Then again, I think that one should
choose one's religion just as one chooses music; by picking the cherries out
of all the different cakes out there.
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