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IDM
- Genre family
- Electronic
- Starting recordings
- 70
ORIGIN · SOUND · PEOPLE
Meet IDM
IDM is a branch of the Electronic family, with its own performance and recording traditions.
The clearest way to understand IDM is to hear how its rhythm, timbre and performance language change across artists and recordings.
Begin with Proem, Aphex Twin and Jerobeam Fenderson.
GENRE FAMILY
Its place in the genre family
Parent genreElectronic
Current genreIDM
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ESSENTIAL LISTENING
10 recordingsStart with these recordings
01Lost2011 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 02Protobella2001 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 03Take Your Pants Off2001 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 04Cold Water (Flat)2001 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 05[untitled]2015 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 06Sun Spots2006 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 07Burn Plate1999 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab 08Weeping Pillow IIIDM · idmOpen in new tab 09HeliosphanIDM · idmOpen in new tab 10212 E102004 · IDM · idmOpen in new tab
KEY ARTISTS
Key artists
ESSENTIAL ALBUMS
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