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    Also Known As: Intelligent Dance Music, Braindance, Electronic Listening Music

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    Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) is a genre that originated in the early 1990s to describe electronic music made for home listening rather than clubs. While the term "Intelligent" was criticized as elitist, key artists like Aphex Twin and those on Warp Records helped popularize the underground style. By the mid-1990s, IDM styles diverged from its original Techno and House influences, becoming more experimental or beat-focused under artists like Squarepusher. The genre remains difficult to define but has a strong following today among artists still pushing its boundaries.

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    Also Known As: Intelligent Dance Music, Braindance, Electronic Listening Music

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    Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) is a genre that originated in the early 1990s to describe electronic music made for home listening rather than clubs. While the term "Intelligent" was criticized as elitist, key artists like Aphex Twin and those on Warp Records helped popularize the underground style. By the mid-1990s, IDM styles diverged from its original Techno and House influences, becoming more experimental or beat-focused under artists like Squarepusher. The genre remains difficult to define but has a strong following today among artists still pushing its boundaries.

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    Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) is a genre that originated in the early 1990s to describe electronic music made for home listening rather than clubs. While the term "Intelligent" was criticized as elitist, key artists like Aphex Twin and those on Warp Records helped popularize the underground style. By the mid-1990s, IDM styles diverged from its original Techno and House influences, becoming more experimental or beat-focused under artists like Squarepusher. The genre remains difficult to define but has a strong following today among artists still pushing its boundaries.

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    Also Known As: Intelligent Dance Music, Braindance, Electronic Listening Music

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    Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) is a genre that originated in the early 1990s to describe electronic music made for home listening rather than clubs. While the term "Intelligent" was criticized as elitist, key artists like Aphex Twin and those on Warp Records helped popularize the underground style. By the mid-1990s, IDM styles diverged from its original Techno and House influences, becoming more experimental or beat-focused under artists like Squarepusher. The genre remains difficult to define but has a strong following today among artists still pushing its boundaries.

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    Also known as: Intelligent Dance Music, Braindance, Electronic Listening Music
    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. The term itself has been the
    subject of intense criticism, with many citing the "Intelligent" portion as elitist in nature. Aphex
    Twin, an artist frequently cited as a pioneer of the scene, stated in a 1997 interview: I just
    think it's really funny to have terms like that. It's basically saying 'this is intelligent and
    everything else is stupid.' It's really nasty to everyone else's music. Regardless of the
    arguments surrounding its label, many acts enjoyed a strong underground following after the
    inception of the term, with SheffieldsWarp Records introducing acts like Autechre, The
    Orbs Dr. Alex Paterson, and B12 on its famed Artificial Intelligence compilation, as well as a
    number of artists who would enjoy critical acclaim during the second half of the decade, such
    as Boards of Canada and Prefuse 73.

    By the mid-nineties, IDMs style tended to veer away from the Techno andHouse 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 Warps 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 Twins braindance description of his own music and
    Warps 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.

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