Who here listens to IDM? (or some better label for the genre

[JulianR]

Hey! I've been on a bit of an IDM binge lately, and want to know who else is in to it, and what stuff you like. My knowledge is pretty surface level (mainly just Autechre, Aphex Twin, BoC, Flying Lotus, some Squarepusher). I'm really liking jazz-influenced stuff right now especially. Amon Tobin is a guy that I've found that I really like.

If you want some recommendations for stuff, below are just a couple albums you should check out (sub-genre in parentheses). And, I'd love any recs if you have them.

Amon Tobin - Permutations (Jazz-step)
Autechre - Draft 7.30 (Experimental?)
Flying Lotus - Cosmogramma (Maximalist / Nu Jazz)
Squarepusher - Music is Rotted One Note (Jazz-fusion)

(I know IDM's a bit of a flawed term. It works well for those who know what it means, but it seems pretty stuck-up from the outside, and it kinda is. My alternative term would be Rhythmica, as the premise of IDM seems to be based on rhythmic distortions. I think it's a cool sounding word too, but no one else uses the term, so it's not too functional at the moment)

[Tap]

I love IDM, you checking out the compilation of early squarepusher stuff Burningn'n Tree? I think you might dig the jazz influenced side that one covers.

the albums that I think are underrated and always like to recommend:


Church Of The Ghetto P.C. by o9


No One Said You Didn't by Phthalocyanine


Konami by Proswell

[Luigii]

Love the hell out of IDM. Would recommend Ulrich Schnauss.

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Oh, for sure. Here are 5 random favorites


Virtual State by Richard H. Kirk


Pop Loops For Breakfast by B. Fleischmann


Go Hawaii by Casino Versus Japan


Lucky Cat by Isan


Tiny Reminders by Two Lone Swordsmen

[Tha1ChiefRocka]

Bonus one because I just thought of it for some reason.


Spectrum by Jega

[Repo]

Microgravity by Biosphere

[bobbyb5]

Yeah, IDM does sound like a stuck-up term, but that name wasn't given to it by the people who originally made it. It was just a label created by writers or critics because they love to label stuff. At the same time there was also a term used that I find maybe not better but at least a little more amusing: armchair techno. Which at least sounds like what it is, techno made for listening rather than club play. Here's some of my all-time favorite ones.


Lunatic Harness by µ-Ziq


Surrounded By Weather by Popnoname


So Far So Super by Superpitcher



Royal Astronomy by µ-Ziq


Loop-Finding-Jazz-Records by Jan Jelinek


Dead Cities by The Future Sound Of London


Consumed by Plastikman


Fahrenheit Fair Enough by Telefon Tel Aviv


Iaora Tahiti by Mouse On Mars


A Shocking Hobby by Speedy J


Tally Ho! by Wagon Christ


Mike & Rich (Expert Knob Twiddlers)...& Rich

[bobbyb5]

Looks like u like jazz step, here's some that can't be beat.


Promised Land 3: Future History by Pesh...ipmaster J


Logical Progression by LTJ Bukem


Human Elements by Makoto


New Forms by Roni Size And Reprazent


Promised Land: The Fourth Dimension by ...ipmaster J


Colours by Adam F

[Tap]

some of you all may be interested to know that Autechre played 2 hrs of new shit on NTS today and they're going to do it again 3 more times this month

it's excellent

[Luigii]