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Intelligent dance music (IDM) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s, defined by idiosyncratic experimentation rather than specific genre constraints. [3]
Jan 24, 2017 · The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time. From Aphex Twin to Squarepusher to Flying Lotus, here are the braindance greats. By Pitchfork. January 24, 2017. Graphic by Jessica Viscius. Party in My Mind:...
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- Autechre. ‘Flutter’ (1994, Warp) It had to be AE didn’t it? The absolute epitome of awkward-bugger, hyper-technical, eternally-abstracting electronic experiementation – two Rochdale b-boys who moved from maximalist electro/rave through to impossibly complex audio sculptures that equal of anyone from the canon of 20th century academic electronic music for innovation and weirdness.
- Aphex Twin. ‘On’ (1993, Warp) The daddy – perhaps now the grandaddy – of IDM, RDJ was always going to feature high, the only question was which tune. We discussed long and hard, and the likes of ‘Flim’ and ‘Yellow Calx’ – where the fidgetty, edity complexity that RDJ embraced after meeting Squarepusher came into their own – were popular choices.
- Boards of Canada. ‘Everything You Do is a Balloon’ (1996, Skam) Sad, strange, intensely self-absorbed… but enough about IDM fans, the music of Boards of Canada has provided some of the loveliest moments of post-rave electronic music fallout.
- Squarepusher. ‘A Journey To Reedham (7.AM Mix)’ (1997, Warp) “COME ON YOU CUNTS” – that was his refrain. Tom Jenkinson is the bolshy, bearded Essex geezer who bolted jazz fusion of the most noodlemungous type onto jungle, Detroit techno and electronica, and – for better or, mostly, worse – inspired a whole generation of ridiculous breakbeat molestation.
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IDM — or intelligent dance music — is the kind of genre name you roll your eyes at. Not many will claim kinship with it, and those that do often camp out on its fringes. Some of the best IDM albums and labels were never considered a part of it by anyone outside their immediate scene in the first place, which is why it’s so difficult to pin down. ID...
To help you get familiar with the new breed of IDM artists emerging right now, EC has made a list of the best IDM albums of the 2020s (so far). Many flashes of brilliance and enduring masterpieces have emerged during the last few years, but many of these releases have not gotten their proper due.
An initially intriguing pairing of new age virtuoso musicians, Sleep D and Adlib Collective created one of the most intriguing (and best) IDM albums of the 2020s to date. Recorded in a country under lockdown, the album was finished by both parties working remotely. The end result is a brilliant example of what can happen when electronic and acousti...
In recent years, Edinburgh producer Joe Power has been making a steady name for himself in the music world, producing experimental electronic music under the moniker Proc Fiskal. His music, built up of fragments caught in digital drift and colliding rhythms, adds found sound, acoustic instruments, and free-associating samples to the mix. With his 2...
Blush, the 2021 album from UK producer Facta, is the perfect album for fans of pretty and ethereal IDM music. Facta’s work with haunting, sparse textures always feels warm and inviting, folding the listener in its blanket of gentle depth. Blushis a record so full of fascinating elements that sound like each track is composed to carry out a bigger i...
With a sound that resists easy classification, Australian producer Andras’ 2020 release Joyful is a beguiling pastiche of jovial IDM sounds. The sound design is complex, and the melodies are intricately designed to be fun and accessible, but more importantly, Andras’ work has personality. Happiness is evidently one of the key themes here: Joyful is...
British producer K-Lone’s 2020 album Cape Cirais a contemplative and teeming record that uses familiar tools to create something fresh and vibrant. The eight track album features forward thinking instrumental experimentation with a flow and dynamic that reaches further than your average IDM album. It’s a record of meditative soundscapes, using simp...
A vast collection of tunes, Chameleonfrom NYC-based DJ/producer Anthony Naples is a joyful journey through furthering synthesizer sounds, ambient guitar riffs, and bedroom-made orchestrations. A kaleidoscope-like expanse of shifting colors, dub techno textures, and ambient tones, the album feels like a relaxed journey through blurred and ever-shift...
Secret Gardenpairs μ-Ziq, one of the fathers of IDM, with rising producer Mrs. Jynx for the ultimate synthesis of IDM minds. The album is a rollicking listen, marrying dark slinky dub beats with soothing synth stylings into beat-driven collages of airy IDM, dub atmospherics, and ambient textures. The album is packed full of great tracks, all kinds ...
Subtle but lush, Tristan Arp’s music is appealingly delicate and pristine. The songs on Sculpturegardening are carefully cultivated and arranged, like a beautiful garden bursting with life. The title of the album is essentially a metaphor for Arp’s music—he has a keen and direct interest in biology and botany, and some of his tracks are named after...
FACT's comprehensive history of the IDM movement, counted down from 100-1. http://www.factmag.com/2014/09/22/the-100-greatest-idm-tracks-100-51/.
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Jul 6, 2022 · IDM stands for “Intelligent Dance Music”, a subgenre of electronic music that came to life in the early ’90s. It’s characterized by exotic tones, experimental sounds, and low frequencies. IDM is music to listen to rather than dance.
May 3, 2021 · Intelligent dance music (commonly abbreviated as IDM) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s that is regarded as "cerebral" and better suited to home listening than dancing.
