/IDM/ - IDM General
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/IDM/ is for:
>Discussion of IDM albums, songs, and artists, from well-known to unknown
>Posting of IDM that you find remarkable in some way via Youtube, Soundcloud, or Bandcamp
>Discovering new IDM
/IDM/ is not for:
>Pointless arguments about the meaning of IDM
If you are confused about IDM, want to get into the genre, or don't know who the "big 4" are please see these artists:
>Aphex Twin
>Autechre
>Boards of Canada
>Squarepusher
New Autechre when.
>>64164715
these threads always start with people complaining about how autistic of a name "IDM" is. not that they're wrong, but still
>>64165071
Later this year or early 2017.
>>64164715
>Aphex Twin
>Autechre
>Boards of Canada
So who here remembers how disappointed they were when they discovered these are literally the only worthwhile artists in the genre?
>>64165147
But what about Venetian Snares or U-Ziq
>>64164715
>MFW I'm still waiting for that Wisp breakthrough album.
Eh, it's all good though. I truly enjoy his archive. They feel timeless to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D5JJMEC9uIw
>>64165095
IDGAF about the name, its the completely random cherry picked artists people call IDM.
Do you consider Berlin school as IDM?
Reccin pic related
>>64166229
No, Berlin School is Berlin School that started 20 years before IDM.
>>64165147
Sporadic reminder that BOLA is very worth checking out
>>64164715
Any VHS Head fans here ? I've been binging on his work for a while now. I love a lot of 80's horror / sci fi films, so listening to this heavily movie sampled music is kind of like an audio treasure hunt
>VHS Head- Gianasi
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0QmwvnQOZU
>VHS Head - Camera Eyes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YjmctwLaIBc
>Interview
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KyKxu27OHU
>Arovane - Tides
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gHNGV4zjIE
>>64165735
>>64166494
Honestly I didn't find venetian snares or bola very interesting at all, I confess I haven't heard /mu/-ziq tho, gimme a track that will sell me on him
>>64165147
This doesn't make sense because IDM is a critical label not a genre. There are no "classic underground IDM" artists from the 90s because the label was only applied to famous artists and like 2 labels
If you dig through ambient techno, DnB, drill, trip hop, downtempo, nu jazz, like any other electronic genre from the 90s/early 2000s you will find lots of amazing artists that could be called IDM
>>64167509
>that could be called IDM
No, they'd be ambient techno, DnB, drill, trip hop, downtempo, nu jazz
>>64167560
There is not a single IDM recording that couldn't also be classified as another, more well-defined type of electronic.
It's like "art rock" or "avant-garde jazz". It's a catch-all term
>>64167627
Oh, for a minute there I thought you were implying IDM was an umbrella for all non-club electronic music and they were all subs of IDM or something retarded that you'd only read on that 4chan board
Is glitch IDM?
Anyone know of tracks with specific rhythmic measures as some conceptual idea? Also any scores possibly by artists in this genre?
>>64167695
No, glitch is glitch.
The clues in the name.
>>64167667
No it's just a dumb word for electronic music of any type that is supposed to somehow be more artistic than non-IDM
Nevertheless there is a lot of gr8 music that is called IDM
Anyone ever check out Osamu Sato, it's very dense/playful Jap techno
>>64167627
yeah, i mean, when referring to the "movement" or a group of artists i'll sometimes say "idm" so people kind get the feel for what i'm talking about in a general sense or the aesthetics or whatever, but when it comes to singular artists i just label them as their more established genre.
like i pretty much always just call autechre techno.
>>64167783
>like i pretty much always just call autechre techno.
then stop
>>64167831
nah
>>64167831
they are though
>>64167766
yes osamu sato is underrated as fuck
>>64167766
Sharethread-core
Met Squarepusher today, he had a cool cap on, nice guy
>>64168329
Really ? Congrats. Where were you ?
posting a track i made last year
https://soundcloud.com/exulansis/sent-down
what artists today are pushing the boundaries of idm bros
>>64169140
pic related
>>64169140
pc music
>>64169140
i don't really think idm is really pushing boundaries anymore tbqh
Idm just means 'music that sounds like Autechre'
And Autechre still sound like Autechre
>>64169224
kek
>>64169424
right but some idm sounds like amber-era autechre and some sounds like lp5-era autechre it really is quite an expansive range bro
learn the facts
>>64166638
Love VHS Head man, I even bought his LP
>>64169424
What
>>64169424
Not really
There is quite a bit of IDM that's breaks-based (personally not a big fan of it though), which Ae aren't.
>>64169778
Thats whats up !
Yeah, I own all of his stuff, except for Sarah Eats Neon ( I beat myself up for missing out on that one ) I'll just continue listening to the Methlab mix.
But yeah, VHS Head is my new crack at the moment.
>>64170011
The camera eyes video really hits home for me.
The first I saw of him was the Murder Cycles video and I was absolutely blown away. Man is a genius.
>>64170085
I love the Murder Cycles vid
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT5CbiwMsKU
I honestly think he's currently top tier when it comes to structuring collages of samples. It's kind of sad how overlooked he is.
But judging by how quickly Sarah Eats Neon when out of stock, there could be something happening
>>64166638
Gatekeeper is another great 80s electronic act that's not super sugary
>>64167492
Struggle to see how any BoC/Ae/AFX fan wouldn't be down with Bola's pulsating alien vibes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DXRmapglJM
>>64166638
Good to watch that interview with him, might have to return to his music soon. Trademark Ribbons is one of the densest albums I can think of. Persistence Of Vision was a bit easier to get into from what I recall but still very... heady. But it's all great engaging stuff.
these guys are pretty good not bad at all
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T599LH7_vFI
