From AeOtaku Sent Tue, Oct 12th 1999, 18:06
From AeOtaku Sent Tue, Oct 12th 1999, 18:06
In a message dated 99-10-12 05:15:37 EDT, you write: << In terms of classics per se, Kraftwerk are indeed a "must have". But they are in no way the "roots" of IDM. They are roots of electro and 4/4 techno. For the roots of IDM, try Pink Floyd, or Tangerine Dream, or Synergy. After all, IDM is electronica for the ex-hippy/rockerfella who doesn't understand dance parties, either because he looks to much of a state, is too old or just cant dance to save himself. <Ducks> >> How can we not mention Derrick May? He may be the originator of Detroit techno but it's definitely intelligent dance music, if not IDM in the Autechre/AFX sense of the term. I'd check the "Innovator" package to start. Carl Craig put it best when he said something like it was a revolution when Kraftwerk started, it was a revolution when Juan Atkins did "Night Drive", but when Derrick did "Strings of Life" it was just the future. B.