Aphex Twin Selected Ambient Works 85-92
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deathschool
February 12th 2020


29495 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Just admit you’re in love with me, Jesus goddamnsonofabitch Christ

sixdegrees
February 12th 2020


13129 Comments





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parksungjoon
February 12th 2020


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

same

sixdegrees
February 12th 2020


13129 Comments


well that didnt work

deathschool
February 12th 2020


29495 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Hell yeah six, let’s get fucked up

Pikazilla
April 7th 2020


32373 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Probably the most overrated idm on sput

JohnnyoftheWell
April 7th 2020


64287 Comments


4/5 classic

JohnnyoftheWell
April 7th 2020


64287 Comments


there are literally 3 or maybe 4 IDM albums on sput though

unclereich
April 7th 2020


14119 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

ugh

MrSirLordGentleman
April 12th 2020


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

so I'm trying to get more specific genre tags for my library and I need to ask you guys since I can't tell



what's the difference between IDM and drum and bass?

Avagantamos
April 12th 2020


9122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

"Drum and Bass (often abbreviated DnB) is a style of electronic dance music typified by fast beats and heavy basslines. It formed out of the UK rave scene in the early 1990s, and has since seen both significant mainstream attention and the creation of several subgenres. At 160-180 BPM, the tempo is much faster than most other forms of club music, and often features elements a lot more complex in construction. The most common drum break used in Drum and Bass is the Amen break - sampled from the The Winstons' "Amen, Brother" - and like the genre's use of practically every drum break, it is taken apart until each drum hit is separate, allowing for new beats to be constructed, incorporating an intense use of syncopation and polyrhythms."



"Intelligent Dance Music, most commonly known as IDM, is a term invented in the early 1990s to describe the sound of a number of electronic musicians who sought to develop dance music beyond the clubs and more into the realm of home listening... By the mid-nineties, IDM’s style tended to veer away from the Techno and House sound that inspired it, with a number of the key figures either choosing to go further down the path of experimentation or employing a much more beat-focused approach to their work. Squarepusher, another one of Warp’s biggest names, combined his typically reckless style of Drum and Bass with a number of techniques more commonly found on Jazz Fusion records, further stretching IDM as a useful descriptor of a particular sound, and making it more of an umbrella term. Attempts have been made to alter the name of the genre and shake off the negative connotations, with Aphex Twin’s “braindance” description of his own music and Warp’s “electronic listening music” proving somewhat popular. Regardless, IDM remains a strong modern scene, with artists like Richard Devine and Arovane continuing this often difficult-to-define style of music."

Avagantamos
April 12th 2020


9122 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

^ taken from RYM's genre descriptions. IMO, IDM takes influence from a lot of different electronic styles (most often techno, breakbeat, glitch, and DnB) and often has a focus on experimental sound design and beat programming, as well as slowly evolving song structures.



for me DnB's most defining feature is the kick-snare pattern that makes up the backbone for most beats in the genre.

GhandhiLion
April 12th 2020


17793 Comments


This isn't even IDM. There's like 4 IDM songs on this album.

parksungjoon
April 12th 2020


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah



also what ava said

MrSirLordGentleman
April 12th 2020


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

yeah, thanks Ava, your kick and snare point is probably where I find the main difference as well. I was looking for RYM's definitions but I feel they sometimes can be to vague. For example I was just looking at RYM to find the difference between nu jazz and jazzsteps and I felt they were pretty similar as well

parksungjoon
April 12th 2020


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

things get blurry often times in electronic music



tho maybe not more than like... is sarcofago thrash or black metal? etc etc

deathschool
April 12th 2020


29495 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

This is my favorite black metal album

parksungjoon
April 12th 2020


47227 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

stop derpin while im djentin

MrSirLordGentleman
April 12th 2020


15343 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"thrash or black metal?"



Yeah, things can get blurry there as well. If my library accepted more than one genre per album, it'd be a lot easier lol

Supercoolguy64
April 12th 2020


12007 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Genre tags are dumb agreed



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