It may seem impossible but a lot of IDM can be beatmatched and mixed
fluidly. I just barely started spinning a little while ago but a friend of
mine has been spinning for about five years now and makes mixing IDM look
almost easy. I guess the bottom line is that you need to be much better at
mixing records to do IDM than most any other styles, but it can be done.
The stacks of mixtapes I have next to the tape player prove it. Because
I've only just barely started to learn how to mix records I can't give any
sound advice or anything except practice a lot and experiment. Many tracks
with really complex rhythms will have sections that are not so funked up and
those sections can be mixed with other records, you just have to be quick.
Another thing is that with IDM you might not be able to match beats all
night long - you get to be more creative in your mixing. Techno and jungle
are more precision-oriented mixing whereas with IDM you don't have to be as
precise with your beatmatching but you can be more creative with other
elements of the mix. In my opinion, a more creative mix is far more
interesting than a spot-on 4/4 one. Anyway my friend (Mckell) will be
spinning at Club Manhattan in Salt Lake City on the 29th (i think) of this
month for anyone who lives here.
-pete
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