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I remember reading this article before I even knew who Aphex Twin was... I just used the search thing on IGN to find it again. Fairly interesting... The Chart: IDM It's intelligent and you can dance to it. June 22, 2001 I see you were disappointed at the fact that Derek Silva didn't include Brian Eno on his Ambient Chart. I, personally, am disappointed that he forgot to include Aphex Twin on his list. (Derek, if you've never had the pleasure of ambient Aphex, I recommend you buy Selected Ambient Works Volume 2. Two discs chock full of pure aural sex.) It's good to get that off my chest. And now, here's my Chart. 10. Boards of Canada: "Telephasic Workshop" (Music Has The Right To Children) Call it psychedelic glitch, call it trip-hop, call it IDM, call it ambient. Whatever it's called, these two guys from Scotland don't really care. It's like going on an acid trip without the acid. 9. Autechre: "Cipater" (Chiastic Slide) A lot of reviewers make analogies to insects while reviewing Autechre's albums. That's all I have to say. Oh yeah, they also compare it to rust and mold and decomposition. I guess that's a good thing. 8. Squarepusher: "My Red Hot Car" (Go Plastic) This one's a good laugh. Not for younger listeners. 7. Boards of Canada: "In a Beautiful Place Out In The Country" (In a Beautiful Place Out In The Country EP) Yes, here's BOC again. It seems that they like to sample children talking/laughing. And it also seems they like vocoders (doesn't everyone?). 6. Wagon Christ: "Natural Suction" (Musipal) This track has an awesome, awesome second half. Breakneck jungle track. SO good. 5. Aphex Twin: "Milkman" (Richard D. James) It's unfortunate that it seems like he's not going to release any more music, because he is the father, the son, and the holy ghost of electronic music. This track is meant to be Richard's attempt at making a pop track, but judging by the lyrics I don't think it would've gotten any airplay anyways. Play this track during |
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5. Aphex Twin: "Milkman" (Richard D. James) It's unfortunate that it seems like he's not going to release any more music, because he is the father, the son, and the holy ghost of electronic music. This track is meant to be Richard's attempt at making a pop track, but judging by the lyrics I don't think it would've gotten any airplay anyways. Play this track during a family reunion. I dare you. 4. Aphex Twin: "To Cure A Weakling Child" (Richard D. James) There are no children talking on this track. It is all Richard's voice chopped up and processed. 3. Aphex Twin: "Alberto Balsalm" (...I Care Because You Do) A nice downtempo chillout track to contrast the sonic acrobatics of the Richard D. James album. Enough Aphex Twin, you say! Okay then... 2. Radiohead: "Pulk/Pull Revolving Doors" (Amnesiac) It's not IDM you say! I say just shut up and listen. 1. Radiohead: "The Amazing Sounds of Orgy" ("Pyramid Song" single) Okay, okay. This one's not IDM. You got me. Still, have a listen and I'm sure you won't be disappointed. This one's very fat and dark and industrial. Not your typical Radiohead (i.e. no guitars). Alright, that's my list. If you're not familiar with Intelligent Dance Music, please listen to some of these tracks, and if you don't like it you don't have to listen to it. - Dave |
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Thats wack man. |
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nah, cool. |
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Here Comes That Sound: IDM Ever wondered why they call it Intelligent Dance Music? January 2, 2001 First off, I'm going to go on record as saying I hate the term Intelligent Dance Music. It's elitist, exclusionary, and obnoxious, and implies that other forms of dance music aren't intelligent. I think that's a load of crap because I like all different kinds of electronic music. And just because you can't (or aren't meant to) dance to IDM, that doesn't make it any more intelligent than drum and bass or house or even happy hardcore. It's just different. IDM is that genre of e-music that doesn't fit in anywhere else. It's not techno, although it's very electronic. It's not drum and bass, although sometimes it is rather fast. It's not electro, although it often sounds very similar. So what is it? I like to think of it as the kind of music machines would make without human assistance. It's very synthetic and electronic and often employs complex mathematics and algorithms in its structure. And, like I said before, it's difficult to dance to. The genre was born out of the early 90s, when musicians, turned on to dance music by the acid house explosion, began to concoct new recipes of sound. Borrowing from Detroit techno's off-kilter melodies and rhythms, and taking a page from the industrial sound of the 80s, artists such as the Aphex Twin and Plaid (later Black Dog) took the sound to another plane. Dubbed intelligent techno, it was meant more as listening music rather than dance music. Warp Records was largely influential in disseminating this music to the world. Along with Aphex (under the name Polygon Window) and Black Dog, Warp signed Autechre, B12, and later Boards of Canada. None of these bands sounded remotely alike -- each had its own, unique take on "intelligent techno." While Black Dog and B12 explored a more jazzy style, often employing less traditional time schemes and motifs, Autechre went to work writing their own sequencing software, bringing mathematics into the creative |
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process. Boards of Canada, the newest band mentioned here, sound almost pastoral, all melancholy bloops and bleeps and droopy beats. With the recent explosion of glitch, or laptop, music, regular old electronic IDM sounds quaint. The use of analog keyboards seems almost old-fashioned next to the hyper-digital editing of maniacs like Kid 606. The production media may be different, but the two styles are largely similar in theme and tone. Check out San Francisco's Matmos, who are rumored to be working with Bjork on her new album. They successfully merge digital weirdness with a more steadfast, IDM structure. Suggested Listening Boards of Canada: Music Has the Right to Children |
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The Amazing Sounds of Orgy by Radiohead? Hmmm, I just gotta hear that... |
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