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what does IDM stand for? The genres and artists you've mentioned are what I consider fads or the mainstream trends of electronic music for the past ~15ish year
by wavefunction 11y ago
what does IDM stand for? The genres and artists you've mentioned are what I consider fads or the mainstream trends of electronic music for the past ~15ish years.
There is plenty of interesting things going on in electronic music, depending on your tastes. Trap sort of replaced dubstep as far as accessible popular and mainstream EDM. Deep house seems to be popular these days. Drum n bass is having a weird spate of popularity and soul-searching at the same time. Future bass seems to be a defined genre now.
*none of this post is offered in arrogance, merely stating my honest opinions which are devoid of value judgements.
- aikah 11y ago> IDM Sorry I meant EDM. D'n'B is kinda dead except for the UK scene which has always existed. First time I hear about Future Base , I checked some stuff and but to me it's just trap/dubstep again. While you mentioned "fads" ,well that's what drive the business. Right now there is no real enthusiasm toward something fresh and new, aside from a few live acts but they don't qualify as EDM in my book.
- joshjkim 11y agoIDM could also stand for "intelligent dance music" https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_dance_music lame term i think, but it exists!
- Symbiote 11y agoNot quite so lame as "electronic body music", which is one of my preferred genres. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_body_music https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_body_music
- koffiezet 11y agoAs a fan of the genre described by that term - I agree that it is a lame name. Really don't get it where that comes from tbh...