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offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 06:49 [#00145034]
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As a group here we should banish the term 'IDM' and really
seriously come up with a name that will do this creative
electronica justice. I would really really hate to answer
'what music do you like' with 'IDM'...cause you're bound to
answer 'what is IDM?' with 'Intelligent Dance Music'. That
really puts the other person down. I don't think it's fair
at all. It's really hard when you start to think about
it...what would you name it?


 

offline windowlicker from Nashvegas on 2002-03-27 06:50 [#00145036]
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Golden Oldies?


 

offline shortcircuit from Red Ends (Germany) on 2002-03-27 06:51 [#00145037]
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use the search engine:) we had this topic a few weeks ago!

We came up with GEM Good Electronic Music.


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 06:53 [#00145043]
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Hey that's pretty good Shortcircuit.

Golden Oldies? lol

Would be good to have something a little more professional
sounding


 

offline windowlicker from Nashvegas on 2002-03-27 06:54 [#00145045]
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Digital Mayhem


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 06:59 [#00145052]
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Microsound.
Glitch.
DSP.
Drill n bass.
Ambient.

These are some of the terms I use to describe this music (as
well as IDM).


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:00 [#00145055]
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AGE = Avant Garde Electronica

What about that?

"I listen to AGE music" call it age...not A.G.E.


 

offline windowlicker from Nashvegas on 2002-03-27 07:01 [#00145056]
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haha.. then someone will be like "New Age"? what the hell.
thank you jebus.. haha


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:01 [#00145057]
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Taxidermist: That could take too long explaining. You're
listing sub-genres. I would want people to know the overall


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:01 [#00145058]
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lol...oops...well told ya its hard.


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:02 [#00145060]
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MTSTYM: Music That's Smarter Than Your Muisc


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:03 [#00145061]
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music*


 

offline windowlicker from Nashvegas on 2002-03-27 07:03 [#00145062]
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LOL!! i like it


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 07:04 [#00145064]
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Well, its less condescending than the term IDM, and it will
take you just as long to explain.

I usually just list off a couple artist names and if they
still don't know what you are talking about just say it
sounds like, then just say its complex computer music and
leave it at that.


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 07:05 [#00145069]
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Or;

I usually just list off a couple artist names and if they
still don't know what you are talking about just say it
sounds like complex computer music and leave it at that.


 

offline windowlicker from Nashvegas on 2002-03-27 07:06 [#00145070]
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is there a broken record in here?


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 07:08 [#00145071]
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No... just someone who likes to proof-read their posts after
they post them.


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2002-03-27 07:09 [#00145074]
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I POOPOO ON YOUR JUJU.
anyone like 3rd eye foundation?


 

offline Amonbrune from Vancouver (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:15 [#00145083]
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NEBA HURD UB EM


 

offline blue_clax from Edmonton (Canada) on 2002-03-27 07:24 [#00145092]
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YWUS - "You Wouldnt Understand". That would end alot of the
explaining you would have to do.

XD


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-03-27 07:59 [#00145111]
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how about NOT a 3-letter acronym.

i'll think of a word to make up out of a synthesis of greek
& latin roots. i'll let u know when i've confirmed it.

;)


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-03-27 08:00 [#00145112]
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yet it should be short & sweet


 

offline flea from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-03-27 08:26 [#00145146]
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GEM..sounds so Girl Guides cookies like..Experimental
Electronics..EE?


 

offline aneurySm from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2002-03-27 08:31 [#00145155]
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actually
a friend of mine calls my shit 'avantronica'



 

offline flea from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-03-27 08:37 [#00145168]
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ugh..I hate anything that ends with -tronica...


 

offline aneurySm from Ypsilanti (United States) on 2002-03-27 08:38 [#00145171]
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well 'avantshit' sundz good
or 'drum&butthole'


 

offline Phobiazero from the next Xltronic (Sweden) on 2002-03-27 08:43 [#00145187]
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This is quite a common dialogue in my daily life:

*playing some autechre/afx/whatever*

someone: "is that techno you're listening to?"
me: "no, it's NOT techno, damn it"

basically happens every day...


 

offline REFLEX from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2002-03-27 08:50 [#00145202]
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YES! I hate the term "IDM" its too ... cheesy, lame......
overused.. blah blah blah. I just call it Electronic
Stuff....


 

offline flea from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-03-27 08:54 [#00145213]
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personally I love TECHNO...minimal/Harsh...not house but
Techno..Tresor/Novmute...jolly good stuff


 

offline Chri5py from my Solarbear (United Kingdom) on 2002-03-27 08:56 [#00145218]
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I hate IDM. I'm not the smartest man in the world and I
listen to it.

I've always liked to thing that it's the music that is
intellegent. It has a life of its own, almost artificial
intellegence.

Artificial Intellegence Music

AIM

I normally just say Aphex, Autechre or I say "Underground
digital/electric music"


 

offline titsworth from Washington, DC (United States) on 2002-03-27 18:48 [#00146076]
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now that's some cumbersome sounding shiznit.

i just say electronica, it encompasses everything i like -
idm, drum 'n' bass, glitch, trip-hop, ambient, acid,
experimental sound stuff, instrumental hip-hop, etc.


 

offline corngrower from the fertile grounds of Iowa, w (United States) on 2002-03-27 18:51 [#00146080]
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Abstract Electronic music


 

offline xlr from Boston (United States) on 2002-03-27 19:05 [#00146093]
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i like "AGE"


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-03-27 19:11 [#00146098]
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i know what we could call it:

drone


 

offline steve from chicago on 2002-03-27 19:12 [#00146099]
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There's only two music genres in existence.

Good shit and bad shit.


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-03-27 19:12 [#00146100]
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erm, u kno how music genres have just one-word labels such
as "rap" & "jazz" ?


 

offline pachi from yo momma (United States) on 2002-03-27 19:14 [#00146102]
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yea but the determination of what's good shit and what's bad
shit varies with different people


 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 20:01 [#00146139]
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I find that most electronic music can be put under genre
titles that don't come close to describing what the music
sounds like. Garage? Jungle? Try explaining to someone what
a breakbeat is.


 

offline DirtyPriest from Copenhagen (Denmark) on 2002-03-27 20:11 [#00146148]
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I just say "electronic music". so wide and nice. would you
call "kraftwerk" idm for example? electronic music. yes.



 

offline Taxidermist from Black Grass on 2002-03-27 20:11 [#00146150]
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Word


 

offline evolume from seattle (United States) on 2002-03-27 20:13 [#00146153]
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"intellegent dance music" sounds kinda condesending too.


 

offline Laserbeak from Netherlands, The on 2002-03-27 20:17 [#00146157]
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Computermusic



 

offline blue_clax from Edmonton (Canada) on 2002-03-28 00:26 [#00146548]
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word flea.... tronica suck... lol


 

offline JivverDicker from my house on 2002-03-28 00:34 [#00146574]
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Steve, That's what Ray Charles said, when he originally
made music 50 years ago he was mixing gospel with blues/jazz
etc and media wankers were asking him what he's doing. He
said 'there is either good music or bad music and that's it.
I hope I'm doing the good music.'

that's as descriptive as you need to get if you are opening
a conversation with someone.

If you feel you need to slot yourself in with a restrictive
genre for an overall identity, say 'I am IDM me, I love
electricmusic' in a pre-programmed robotic voice.


 

offline flea from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2002-03-28 01:06 [#00146650]
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still dont see the fuss I think we are a bit stuck with
IDM..say a newbie comes here..reads about some bands and
styles and then goes off and plugs..say GEM or
avantironica..or what ever else jury rig here..into a search
engine etc..aint gonna turn up squat now is it...
there's vast resources available for IDM..heck even mp3.com
has finally acknowledged it..and am loving putting my stuff
under IDM category...


 


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