Re: (idm) The 'I' in 'IDM'

From Che
Sent Sun, Jun 21st 1998, 21:06

At 12:44 PM 6/19/98 -0400, someone wrote:
>> Oh yeah, *that'll* help. :-)
>
>but then again, does idm not only exist on the internet, as a name for
>this list? as little as four months ago it was not a GENRE yet
>(actually, we were still trying to figure out what exactly this list was
>about back then). please dont tell me of a record store with an idm
>section... 

When I visited Synaptic Records in Denver, they had an IDM section...

As for anyone that has a problem with the word intelligent, there's nothing
wrong or pretentious about being intelligent.  It beats the hell out of
being stupid, though you do have to contend with average people trying to
hammer you down like a nail that sticks up.  Hence there tends to be a
general uncomfortableness with the adjective.

I only tell people I listen to Intelligent Dance Music if they have a good
knowledge of dance music.  Otherwise I just say I listen to weird
electronic music from Europe.  Most people don't seem to realize that
there's more flavors of dance music than there are flavors of rock n'roll.

Is "Intelligent Dance Music" an apt description?  It is intelligent in that
it engages the brain (though I think this has the unfortunate consequence
of de-emphasizing the emotional aspects of the music).  Not all of it is
Dance Music, unless you're a Deadhead. ;-)  I think Album Oriented
Electronic Music might be more accurate, but IDM has a better ring to it
than AOEM, don't you think?

Che



rock - rok (v.) - having a conventional and/or boring nature.  ex: "Khakis
rock".  "That Rolling Stones show rocked". syn: suck.