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

From objet
Sent Sat, Jun 20th 1998, 07:04

Champion that I.  Unselfishly, of course.

Think about it - we (in America -- I won't pretend to be able to speak
for other cultures) live in one of the most rabidly anti-intellectual
cultures conceivable. "Smart-guy" is largely considered an insult. In
hip-hop 'schools', "stupid" was once "buttah."   

That the description of any music as intelligent should be looked upon
strangely -- well, wear the strangeness.  The music addressed here
indeed is, for the most part, very intelligent, complex stuff, begging
for abstraction.  

In short - watch a 'backstreet boys' video and consider the audience for
that band, consider the ridiculous self-closeting of strict classical
afficionados, and then consider that the description of this music as
'intelligent' may not only be apt, but in a certain way, quite
necessary.     

sr
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sd