RE: (idm) idm for newbies

From Bordeaux
Sent Tue, Jul 7th 1998, 19:39

this is my first post to idm - keith, you should be proud of being able
to draw me out of the corner.  :)  i've been on the list for a few
months now and i definately could have used a question such as this to
help me along.  i'll offer 5 suggestions for idm that have made me very
happy:

1 autechre: chiastic slide - the best album i've ever heard, the album
i'd be trapped on a desert island with, the most complete and well
thought out cd i've ever had the priveledge of hearing.  i like it
bunches.  dark, intelligent, layered rhythms with the most stunning &
jaw-dropping melodies.  virtually all autechre & gescom is brilliant.

2 third eye foundation: semtex - sounds like the end of the world.
starts w/ probably the best d'n'b track i've heard and ends in a
ambient-feedback soup.

3 boards of canada: music has the right to children - reminds me of
memories that i've never had.  crunchy hip-hop beats and melodies second
only to autechre in brilliance and mood.

4 porter ricks: biokinetics - the only basic channel/chain reaction cd i
own, but i really should buy more.  dark gurgly fuzzy noisey w/ housey
beats.

5 scorn: ellipsis - the best remix disc i've heard.  scorn remixed by
scorn, bill laswell, coil, autechre, scanner, meat beat manifesto &
others.  good introduction to a bunch of talented folks.  most
compilations annoy me once i've found the songs that are worthwhile but
i can listen to this one all the way through.  it might also help that
all of the musicians are great.

each of these are on the darker side of idm, which is the side i
gravitate towards.  perhaps someone else could suggest something a bit
lighter...

also, these discs are all relatively old, but they've really stood the
test of time for me.  hope you enjoy.

ethan


> ----------
> From:         Keith Reinert[SMTP:xxxxx@xxxxxxx.xxx]
> Sent:         Tuesday, July 07, 1998 2.08 PM
> To:         xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx
> Subject:         (idm) idm for newbies
> 
> When I first signed up for this list a couple of weeks ago, I
> *thought* I
> listened to IDM, and a lot of it.  I figured I'd be able to contriubte
> to
> some list discussions.  However, message after message I see
> references to
> artists I have never heard of.
> 
> And, well, I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed! :)  I feel the need for a
> IDM CD
> shopping spree, but I can't get *everything*  talked about on the
> list, and
> wouldn't know where to start.
> 
> So....I was wondering, if you had to pick, say 5 IDM CD's that you
> would
> recommend to someone who...ummmm just got into IDM....what would you
> suggest?
> 
> Thanks!
> 
> 
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