On Friday, 19-Jun-98, jif wrote [about Re: (idm) The 'I' in 'IDM']:
quoted 1 line Oh yeah, *that'll* help. :-)>> Oh yeah, *that'll* help. :-)quoted 8 lines but then again, does idm not only exist on the internet, as a name for>but then again, does idm not only exist on the internet, as a name for
>this list? as little as four months ago it was not a GENRE yet
>(actually, we were still trying to figure out what exactly this list was
>about back then). please dont tell me of a record store with an idm
>section... when somebody asks you what kind of music you listen to, why
>not give electronic or techno as an answer and let the discussion get
>you to divulge the essential details (i imagine the average SG fan knows
>techno in terms of Prodigy et al.)
SG?
anyway.. I think that IDM has become a genre thanks to this list..... (and
maybe the help of modern music?)
at least some friends of mine from Finland organise a bunch of raves in
Oulu, Finland and on the flyers, like when one of them dj's an "IDM" set, it
says IDM.. and he also calls it an idm set, spinning idm, etc. :)
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