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From:
Maximillien Lincourt
To:
Jan Hanford
Cc:
Date:
Wed, 02 Apr 1997 15:21:59 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) idm has no clothes
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Jan Hanford wrote:
quoted 17 lines *shrug*> > > > > >*shrug* > >the idm definition has been laughable since it's creation. for me > >>> > > This is very interesting since I was discussing this with my > boyfriend recently. What is idm and why has the idm list > deteriorated into this mess? > > My answer: there is no longer a thing called "idm". > And to all the nice, talented, friendly, intelligent idm'ers I've > met via private mail: thank you. Please keep in touch. > > Thanks for listening... > > Jan
Well is the "IDM" music style becoming what is now "Alternative" music style, for a long time, Alternative was really alternative to other style of music ( mid 80's rock), but now as the trend began to grow, everyone made music that was an alternative to the old rock of the 80's, so now good ol' rock is alternative again. IDM is now becoming at a stage where some people started making music that was different to other Techno bands of the early 90's, and as the trend grew, more and more artists are doing IDM, what will happen, where does that kind of music's going, I don't know; but I find that today's IDM is not what I like most, and artists I'm listening to are evolving into something different. I think that idm still exists and a mail-list is still a good idea/ Max. a different way that