From The Rare Guy Sent Fri, Jun 19th 1998, 21:19
On Friday, 19-Jun-98, jif wrote [about Re: (idm) The 'I' in 'IDM']:
>> Oh yeah, *that'll* help. :-)
>but then again, does idm not only exist on the internet, as a name for
>this list? as little as four months ago it was not a GENRE yet
>(actually, we were still trying to figure out what exactly this list was=
>about back then). please dont tell me of a record store with an idm
>section... when somebody asks you what kind of music you listen to, why
>not give electronic or techno as an answer and let the discussion get
>you to divulge the essential details (i imagine the average SG fan knows=
>techno in terms of Prodigy et al.)
SG?
anyway.. I think that IDM has become a genre thanks to this list..... (an=
d
maybe the help of modern music?)
at least some friends of mine from Finland organise a bunch of raves in
Oulu, Finland and on the flyers, like when one of them dj's an "IDM" set,=
it
says IDM.. and he also calls it an idm set, spinning idm, etc. :)
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