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slowdave posted:Don't bother with Incunabula, it's a rather boring album. WTF? Incunabula is an incredible release....especially for it coming out in 1993. Pretty much blew anything else coming out during that time period out of the drat ocean, and still holds up fantastically today. Put the track "444" on very loud in headphones, close your eyes, and it will take you places.
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ManoliIsFat posted:Like how anyone can think Boards of Canada has anything to do with like Aphex or Mu just blows my mind. well, it is pretty easy to connect the dots, actually, if you look at SCAM Records and the MASK releases of the early 90's, and even Warp records back in the day. All the kids were on there, trading sounds and influences and early Boards and all their side projects were very experimental (perhaps not at the level of what Aphex turned into, but on par with earlier stuff) Now on the condescending tone of the IDM label, yeah, pretty much everyone thinks that, but it really wasn't intended to be that way, as the term was coined from the Artificial Intelligence compilation that came from Warp records in 1992, which featured all the major players of the new style of electronic dance that wasn't rave. This sound was sort of viewed as much smarter than its candy colored rave rave sounds of the era. So IDM just sort of snapped to it and stuck. Even Richard James makes fun of it, but hey, what can you do? Wikipedia has a pretty good write up on the subject: quote http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligent_Dance_Music Artificial Intelligence In 1992, Warp released Artificial Intelligence, the first album in the Artificial Intelligence series. Subtitled "electronic listening music from Warp", the record was a collection of tracks from artists such as Autechre, B12, The Black Dog, Aphex Twin, and The Orb, under various aliases.[13] These artists, among others, would eventually become the main topics of conversation in the Intelligent Dance Music List, an electronic mailing list founded in August 1993. [edit] The IDM List In November 1991, the phrase "intelligent techno" appeared on Usenet in reference to Coil's The Snow EP.[14] Another instance of the phrase appeared on Usenet in April 1993 in reference to The Black Dog's album Bytes.[15] Wider public use of such terms on the Internet did not come until August 1993, when Alan Parry announced the existence of a new electronic mailing list for discussion of "intelligent" dance music: the Intelligent Dance Music list, or IDM List for short.[16][17] The first message, sent on August 1, 1993, was entitled "Can Dumb People Enjoy IDM, Too?".[18] A reply from the list server's system administrator, Brian Behlendorf, revealed that Parry originally wanted to create a list devoted to discussion of the music on the Rephlex label, but they decided together to expand its charter to include music similar to what was on Rephlex or that was in different genres but which had been made with similar approaches. They picked the word "intelligent" because it had already appeared on Artificial Intelligence and because it connoted being something beyond just music for dancing, while still being open to interpretation.[19] Artists that appeared in the first discussions on the list included Autechre, Atom Heart, LFO, and Rephlex Records artists such as Aphex Twin, µ-ziq, and Luke Vibert; plus artists such as The Orb, Richard H. Kirk, and Future Sound of London, and even artists like System 7, William Orbit, Sabres of Paradise, Tycho, Orbital, Plastikman and Björk.
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May 17, 2010 23:42
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very doubtful, as it has been that way for almost 20 years. The only thing that is happening is we are getting ten million other terms to go along with it that are just as ambiguous and confusing, if not more so.
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May 18, 2010 15:27
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toadee posted:To me, and this could really be just me, IDM is pretty closely connected with the original ideas and feel of Detroit techno. It's music that showcases it's technology. Also it's earliest forms were basically melds of Detroit techno and Ambient. I would say that could be a fair analogy, as most of the Techno scene connects well with the IDM scene (Kompact Records for example). You can also spin that in the direction of Industrial and Ambient (Ant Zen label), Industrial and Techno (Hymen Label), and Techno and Hip Hop (modern era Warp) for other flavors of the scene. This is why it gets so drat confusing as it starts to overlap and become meaningless at best. How do you separate the power noise, break core, two step crunk, and illbient sounds apart from each other? I just say "hey, check out this awesome tune"
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May 18, 2010 16:15
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right, I wasn't saying they were the same things, just that they often get (mistakenly) lumped together into the same category by those who don't understand the difference.
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May 18, 2010 16:29
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etard knievel posted:what didn't say that they collaborated, but just that they pair well together in the community, and a lot of the Techno kids are well versed in the "IDM" scene...more so than perhaps other scenes. At least this was my impression while living in Seattle, and hanging around all the Decibel and CMKY festival people. Not trying to split hairs here.
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toadee posted:This has to be an authetic IDM thread because we've spent 2 pages arguing what IDM is. hah......so true.
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May 18, 2010 22:26
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the one thing that I do love about the whole scene is the amount of "quality" free stuff that is out on the net (read: not pirated), in the form of netlabels. Seems like there are a lot of netlabels that offer a majority of their releases up and are just awesome. While there are pay releases, most of their stuff is open, as their whole focus is to get the music out there under a creative commons license. Kahvi Collective http://www.kahvi.org/ is a great example of being able to find some outstanding music and artists legitimately, that run the spectrum between ambient, chill, and IDM, and techno. Well worth diving into and exploring. (Suggest: Planet Boelex, 4D Thieves, DJ Polaski, Abyssal Plains to start) Another good netlabel that I have really enjoyed is Thinner http://www.thinner.cc/pages/home.php Their artists run the spectrum of minimal, micro, dub, experimental, techno, house, and ambient. While not your standard "IDM" flavor it does cross some nice boarders and I have often used this stuff in DJ sets, notched down 5-10 BPMs there are TONS more labels out there.
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May 19, 2010 16:39
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while still not -quite- in the genre, the new Kid606, "Songs About loving Steve Albini" wins album title of the year. http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/Kid606-Songs-About-loving-Steve-Albini
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May 25, 2010 01:40
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Genesis P-Ownage posted:New Autechre track/preview droppin' today kids. edgy and not slapping you around like the past few releases have done. Complicated music for complicated people
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May 25, 2010 01:44
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insomne posted:I'm pretty hyped about the new FlyLo, Rustie, and Seefeel, but I don't think any of those guys would be called "very special." well, I personally feel that Seefeel is "ver special" and is quite excited to see movement come from that camp. Mark Van Hoen is pretty drat brilliant, but I can comfortably say that a BoC release does trump Seefeel atm.
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I just recently tapped into Ital Tek, and I am not quite sure where he fits, as far as category. Sort of blends in IDM, dubstep, and atmospheric two step garage, but does it quite well. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXELRq9G1Zo&feature=related Just picked up his release 'Midnight Colours' and have really enjoyed the whole thing, which is rare these days.
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Earwicker posted:I think that album is the first one they've done under the Architect name, but as Haujobb they've been making awesome dark electronic music since the early 90's. Check out Polarity, Vertical Theory, Matrix, Ninetynine - each one has a companion remix album too. All excellent stuff. 'NinetyNine' had got to be one of the best electronic releases of the late 90's, and is still on my heavy rotation today.
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Feb 4, 2011 16:15
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I am curious about what is out there that is new that falls within the more ambient side of idm music? Not really looking for the doom-n-gloom scratchy noise fest that a lot of the ambient stuff can drift into within this scene, but some quality intelligent, beautiful sounding flowing stuff that has emotion, depth, and will hold some interest. BoC, Plaid, Project ELF, Arovane, Galerie Stratique, Gentoo, and Loess have been keeping me interested, just wanting some more directions I should explore.
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Autechresaint posted:Have you looked into Jon Hopkins' work? His solo stuff is very soothing and beautiful, caught the attention of Brian Eno in fact and has been collaborating with him off and on. yes, I have Insides, but I haven't spent too much time with it. I have liked some of his other releases, such as Opalescent, just haven't gravitated towards them as much.
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Feb 27, 2012 19:05
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yeah, some things should NOT be joked about http://www.factmag.com/2013/04/01/boards-of-canada-announce-new-double-lp-quetzalcoatl/
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Apr 2, 2013 17:56
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yeah, THAT specific track may not be close to BoC, but that is not saying that Tyco doesn't lift a lot of his earlier stye from them. For instance, this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nCtPJUyolE even down to the samples, it drips with early BoC tone edit: but we could cherry pick tracks all day that reflect what is and isn't influenced by BoC. Nothing wrong with pulling such an influence. eckoelab fucked around with this message at 20:36 on Apr 7, 2013 |
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Apr 7, 2013 20:32
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as I have been flipping through varous BoC videos lately I ran across this one https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuG39sZxMp8 pretty trippy, and well done. That is one thing that amazes me about BoC and their fans...a really creative and passionate bunch!
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Apr 26, 2013 16:07
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oiseaux morts 1994 posted:Well, I'd take the cover even further - it looks like the point of light just before the white glare of a nuclear explosion. looks like sunset over San Francisco.....wonder if there is any symbolism there
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Apr 30, 2013 02:11
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a new fan made video for Reach for the Dead "All speeds play simultaneous forward and backward edits. Double 400% on Double 200% on Double 100%. Overlay on Subtraction on Screen on Difference on Overlay on Normal" quite interesting, at least visually https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0QLQc3Jo0M
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May 31, 2013 19:38
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lately I have been falling head over heels in love with a stream of current melodic electronica that I am finding and rediscovering. A lot of this seems to have spun from the likes of Arovane 'Lilies' era it seems, but I am so glad to have these deeper sounds around. Northcape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrAFYgltweU Sovacusa https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-61nbQffu8c SayCet https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7jpdBiRrsl0 Loess https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0e88o2I2hc
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Jan 13, 2014 02:41
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I thought the latest Arovane was amazing on the first listen. It is worth checking out, for sure, but just didn't have the staying power of repeat listens, sadly. Nothing really hooked me beyond "holy poo poo, a new Arovane release!". Wish that wasn't the case for me, though others may have different opinions.
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Jan 13, 2014 18:50
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all of the Autechre talk had me revisiting their early stuff once again, and it still holds up extremely well. Even after 20 years. I really wish they would get a wild hair and throw out some more ambient techno again, just for old times sake. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7D9OlbqRDU
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Jul 15, 2014 04:03
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wow, I was a that Austin show as well in 2001. The only thing I seemed to remember was it just sounded like they turned on the random effects sampler of their system. That and them charging $40 for their shirt, which for 2001 was insane.
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Aug 11, 2014 05:32
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I am really curious, now that we are a year+ with the last Boards of Canada: how are people sitting with it? Is it something you keep coming back to? Has it aged in the past year, or lost interest? It seems for myself that each of their releases has a certain feel and nostalgic element to them, and the hooks that keep me interested are vastly different, but Tomorrow's Harvest I am still trying to figure out where I stand with it, and how much it is still pulling me in and learning new things from. Just curious what the sentiment is for folks after digesting it over a year now.
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Oct 31, 2014 00:12
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I would really, really love a BoC remix release of their last cd. Not that they really do "remixes", but even re envisioning their own tracks in different ways the results could be quite amazing.
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Nov 6, 2014 17:07
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this just came across my feed, though not sure if it has been posted, as it was from 2012. Pretty interesting recreate of an unreleased/untitled BoC track by Machinedrum https://soundcloud.com/machinedrum/boc-untitled-machinedrum-edit from the write up: I've always been a massive fan of Boards of Canada, if its not obvious already! 10-11 years ago I stumbled upon a bootleg recording of one of their extremely rare live performances at the Warp 10 Birthday party in 1999. The closing tune at this show has always remained a mystery to me. As far as I know it has no title and has never been released. It's quite possibly one of my favorite things they have done and really is a shame it never came out. You can hear the original bootleg recording (quite bad quality) here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYEZueAelKc Fast forward to Summer 2012... Since I am a huge nerd I decided to take this bootleg recording and re-produce it for fun. Using the recording I laid new drums over the existing drum patterns (almost 100% accurate to original), replayed some synth parts and the bassline. The only thing I didn't try to re-create was the original vocoder parts and some random samples so I used the bootleg recording for that. I was tempted to make a shorter 4-5 minute version but I figured I should preserve the piece in its intended length (although the length was most likely due to it being a live jam).
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Nov 9, 2014 22:48
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I have been sitting with this mix by Kiyoko today and it is blowing my mind. That Synkro track is complete sex. https://soundcloud.com/astrangelyisolatedplace/isolatedmix-51-kiyoko track listing 01. Oh, Yoko – Seashore (Instrumental Ver.2) 02. Kiyoko – Open 03. Xela – Impulsive Behaviour 04. Jon Hopkins – Open Eye Signal (Asleep Version) 05. Kiyoko – Archway 06. Move D – Rote Zone 07. Christ. – Discombobulate 08. Ian Hawgood – A Film By The Remote Viewer 09. Dania Shapes – December Waiting Room 10. Sad City – You Will Soon Find That Life Is Wonderful 11. Synkro – VII 12. Ambulance – Hydro Lines 13. Tangerine Dream – Remote Viewing 14. Bering Strait – 505 S2000 15. Desolate – Imagination 16. Machinedrum – Vizion 17. Vatican Shadow – Whitewashed Compound Stealth Helicopter Crash 18. Kiyoko – Something To Think About 19. Muslimgauze – Old Arab Record Not On Compact Disc
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Apr 24, 2015 04:59
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though on the flipside, their 2001 show was mindblowingly numb and devoid of any and all soul. It almost felt like they were just phoning it in, and pressing the sampler tracks on their computer for two hours. The show I saw in 2009 was a bit more aggro, almost to the point of wanting to punish the audience in some sadistic/masochistic love affair. I love their music, but the live shows can be a wild mixed bag.
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May 29, 2015 03:49
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yeah, their shows circa 1993 were most likely an entirely different beast. I would have loved to have seen them in those days, instead of the (mostly) crap "rave acts" that I happened to have caught back then. edit: god.....the whistles.......
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May 30, 2015 03:04
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on a slightly different/same note, if you haven't seen the [Sub Berlin] Tresor documentary, it is worth the 1.5 hour watch for a great snapshot of the techno scene back in the early/mid 90's in Germany. Some magic was happening there for sure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGGA3a_8Crs
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May 30, 2015 03:09
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Just loving this track today.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ygfh6dFUtcU
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Jun 11, 2015 03:29
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may or may not be new news, An Unofficial Guide to Boards of Canada Rarities http://hosting.earthshine.it/~boctunes/ thought it worth sharing
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Jun 15, 2015 05:02
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Planet Boelex has released his entire catalog for free now. I have always been a fan of his sound, and it is a shame he never really got more notice out there. Well worth a listen if you enjoy more melodic style of IDM/EBM/downtempo fusion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yzTnmuDOd0U
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The new Sculpture has just arrived! The zoetrope can art on the 7" is pretty loving amazing https://vimeo.com/162169461 https://plasticinfinite.bandcamp.com/album/zyprazol
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