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There is absolutely nothing danceable about IDM. But what do I know, I write Skull Crushing Ambient.

beats me wrote:There is absolutely nothing danceable about IDM. But what do I know, I write Skull Crushing Ambient.

I specialize in Face-meltronica.

Moody wrote:Glad you finally found them. Now go check out Aphex and Squarepusher.

hope youre not comparing aphex and squarepusher to autechre though.


speaking of autechre: their latest album is aweful.

friend_kami wrote:

Moody wrote:Glad you finally found them. Now go check out Aphex and Squarepusher.

hope youre not comparing aphex and squarepusher to autechre though.


speaking of autechre: their latest album is aweful.

Only if we are talking about videos. No comparison at all. Just some other music I enjoy from artist on the same label. Hell, check them all out!

Tone Deft wrote:daft punk joke aside (had to be done) Autechre does some of the most amazing programming ever. they really opened my ears up to new sounds and ideas.

It kind of worked the other way for me,,
it was the idea of taking sounds that have no musical quality on there own,, but are made to combine in a very cool and complimentary ways.
I also like the way they arrange a song,,,
I find a lot of the second and third tier IDM ding-dongs that load up a max patch or a reaktor ensemble,, take a few audio files and mess with them in live,, then combine the whole lot in some random fashion,, then every one digs it because it sounds "Fresh and innovative" seem to miss the point that music needs to have some kind of direction,, even if it doesn't have a destination,, it should still be an interesting journey.

Homebelly wrote:load up a max patch or a reaktor ensemble,, take a few audio files and mess with them in live,, then combine the whole lot in some random fashion,, then every one digs it because it sounds "Fresh and innovative"

funny. thats what autechre sounds like to me.