From GD Sent Sat, Dec 20th 1997, 15:06
From GD Sent Sat, Dec 20th 1997, 15:06
My IDM expectations for 1998: I have to agree with the other listmember that said the SKAM/MaS sound is starting to wear thin. I suppose it's a shame that some of these microgenres have the shelf life of flowers, but at the same time that's what makes this music so fascinating - it's constantly mutating into something new. What I'd *like* to hear in 98 is IDM that gets more rhythmically complex, more melodic, more harmonically rich. Much of the current crop of stuff sounds like an amalgamation of jungle, electro, and generally bleepy stylings (hmmm, sounds a lot like Hangable Auto Bulb, come to think of it) - cut up noisy beats with very simple melodies and harmonies. I guess more could be done with orchestration/arrangements - "Flim" off of the recent 'Come to Daddy' is a good example of what can be done. As far as rhythm is concerned, I'd like to hear more stuff along the lines of Autechre's "Characi" off of the recent 'Cichlisuite' or their remix of "16147" by Impulse - stuff that doesn't fit within the confines of 4/4 (I mean four beats per measure, not FOTF) electro/jungle beats, perhaps even different time signatures and unusual quantizing (32nd notes, triplet 16ths, etc.). This is what would get me going in 98. GD