From the Quaternions Sent Wed, Jul 7th 1999, 16:01
From the Quaternions Sent Wed, Jul 7th 1999, 16:01
> > i'm still waiting for the first electronic free jazz record. now _that_ > would be going where electronic music doesn't usually go. While I can't think of many off the top of my head, there are plenty of experimental works that mix free jazz and electronics. Stuff with Ikue Mori and the Tzadik label, maybe Orchestra 33.3 (haven't heard it for a while so I might be wrong), and plenty of others. Only problem is, they "aren't" IDM. Free jazz is usually not dancable and pretty random-feeling/abrasive, and so are the electronics that accompany it. Thus, it doesn't have the pulse that usally accompanies even the weirdest so-called IDM (Mego, etc. excluded), and it doesn't get brought up on this list. Any recommendations? It does annoy me that when I hear "jazzy" in a description of IDM, I can almost invariably be right in my guess that the jazz referred to is either lite jazz or fusion. I guess lite jazz does have a history of accompanying certain kinds of dance musics--house, soul, etc., but that doesn't mean it should remain THE definition of IDM jazz. Even Amon Tobin cut up old jazz, instead of interesting new stuff. No one seems willing to try something different. Sam