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> From: Alien [mailto:ibss@ukrpack.net]
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> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: damek@earthling.net [mailto:damek@earthling.net]
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> > Freeform
> > Proem
> > Gimmik (what do people think of his new 12" on toytronic?)
> > Autechre
> > Savath & Savalas
> > Manitoba
> > Marumari
> > Jake Mandell (actually he's kind of hit-and-miss for me)
> > Delarosa & Asora (but not the Backsome EP :P)
> > and I just heard Phonem's "Hydro Electric" which I thought was
> > quite nice, but maybe only an average sort of nice...
>
> Phonem's music is one of the best at the moment. imho
see, I thought it was nice, but not really worth a purchase.
quoted 4 lines and that's just off the top of my head.> > and that's just off the top of my head.
>
> in fact, I'm ready to undersign this list in full except for
> Manitoba which
yeah, definitely check it out; probably not everyone's cupa taffey, but it
flipped my switch
quoted 7 lines I have not listened yet (thanx for the hint). ;) Though, I'm wondering how> I have not listened yet (thanx for the hint). ;) Though, I'm wondering how
> you could have missed so many great artists who produced amazing
> idm related
> music last year like:
>
> Fizzarum, L'usine, Metamatics, Novel 23, MD, Detroit Escalator Co.,
> Ambidextrous, Arovane...
Fizzarum I like; it was at least better than that Fibla release. First time
I heard it, I thought immediately of Proem and Gimmik, but it hasn't had the
same staying power with me; it's kinda worn thin while I still like the
other two.
L'usine's self-titled album on isophlux was ... boring? I dunno; didn't
capture me and I'm glad I sold it. L'usine ICL, on the other hand - I just
heard "A Pseudo Steady State" for the first time yesterday, coincidentally,
and I have to say the change and the variety and the adventurousness was
refreshing and surprising. I wish I'd bought it sooner, and I agree,
L'usine ICL should be on that list :)
Metamatics, I haven't heard more than one or two tracks here or there, so I
can't say, but I haven't been impressed so far. I'll give 'em more of a
chance.
Novel 23 is ok, but I'm waiting for more; I've heard one album (the one on
Pitchcadet) and a few compilation tracks, but nothing has really stood out
for me.
MD - ok, so the Merck sound is developing nicely, but again, Appelsap was
hit and miss for me, and I'll wait to hear the newer work.
Don't know the next two...
Arovane - I loved Tides, but as a whole his work seems kind of standard IDM
to me.
All in all, I guess we just have slightly different tastes! But you're
right of course; any list that short is *too* short - there's tons of good
stuff and most people who complain about the homogeneity of so-called IDM
need to learn that if they don't like a certain specific style they should
stop persuing it and stick to what they do like. I mean, yeah, you want to
be adventurous, but you also have to realize that if you don't like one
artist's head-fuck music you probably won't another, just like if you don't
like one folk-guitar artist you probably won't like another.
(or at least this strategy saves you money)
quoted 2 lines In my mind I should also add to this list tons of great new music that I> In my mind I should also add to this list tons of great new music that I
> still missed in my shopping up to now.
if you mean that there's even more stuff out there you know you'd probably
love but you can't afford to buy, I'm with ya!
-adam
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