2007/11/27, Shannon Oram <shannonoram@gmail.com>:
quoted 8 lines I've only just recently joined the IDM mailing list, but I've seen the
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> I've only just recently joined the IDM mailing list, but I've seen the
> "IDM is dead" topic come up a number of times. Is it really such a big
> deal that "IDM" music is no longer breaking new ground? I assume all
> genres of music go though phases of innovation and
> stagnation/consolidation. People still create music which can be called
> "IDM". People still listen to music which can be called "IDM".
It happens to all genres in the end I guess, when too many artists are
writing music according to the predefined format which is established as the
genre ages.
It's the same thing with drum'n'bass. That has been dead for quite a while
as well, with tons of releases every week.
Only a few of those are actually still interesting and slightly innovative
compared to the early years.
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