Re: (idm) Intelligent trance???

From Nick Zavriev
Sent Fri, May 7th 1999, 21:05

> One of the things I like about this list the most is when someone will say
<drum
> and bass, techno, house, hip-hop, fill in the blank> is dead, and then a
bunch of
> other people respond with great examples of innovative artists in the
given
> genre. The one category I've never heard defended on this list is
trance...is
> there any trance that people out there like? The only trance I hear is
really
> obnoxious and pop-ish...is that all there is?

What about Speedy J? He is undoubtedly an IDM artist, but some of his stuff
is really trancey (like his 'live' album or some tracks from "G-Spot"). I
think System 7's "Fire" album can also be called intelligent trance. And of
course Orbital and their "Orbital 2" album.

Nick.