IDM
by max on Jun 03, 2003 04:14:06
Acronym standing for "
Intelligent Dance Music," founded by acts from labels such as Warp Records, Rephlex Records and Ninja Tune Records. Electronic music made to listen to instead of just dance to.
A catch-all term for electronic music utilizing more than a typical
4/4 beat and a tired, rehashed melody
looped for 7 minutes.
IDM
by Wesley on Jan 12, 2005 21:57:07
Intelligent Dance Music: Complexe drum patterns,
abstract melodies & style...
As far as I know, this is the most uncommon EDM-genre and you'll never hear it in a club. It's pretty hard to dance to, that's why it's also called "bedroom music" or "
artcore".
If you sincerilly LOVE most styles of obscure music, you'll LOVE IDM!
IDM
by Spiffy Hamster on Aug 18, 2005 17:23:47
"
Intelligent Dance Music", an often debated term for a style of electronic music (as "intelligent" sounds pretentious and it's not really "dance music") that encompasses a
confusingly wide area of music. Mostly enjoyed by computer nerds and LSD-heads, mostly a combination of both. Known for being more cerebral than many forms of music, thus "intelligent". Listeners of this form of music are generally stereotyped as pretentious musical
afficionado pricks.
Example:
Popular artists include Aphex Twin (Richard D. James),
Squarepusher,
Autechre, Amon Tobin, and on the harder side,
Venetian Snares.
Popular labels include WARP Records, Planet Mu, Merck, and Rephlex.