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Intelligent dance music (commonly abbreviated as IDM) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s, defined by idiosyncratic experimentation rather than specific genre constraints. It emerged from the culture and sound palette of electronic and rave music styles such as ambient techno, acid house, Detroit techno and breakbeat; it has been regarded as better suited to home listening than dancing. Prominent artists associated with it include Aphex Twin, Autechre, Squarepusher, Venetian Snares, Boards of Canada, Telefon Tel Aviv, ÎĽ-Ziq, the Black Dog, the Future Sound of London, and Luke Vibert.

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submitted 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

It's been more than a year since I just quickly set up the community icon and banner. I want to change it sometimes, to highlight some artists and albums, new or old.

Please recommend here artists with nice logos. I'm planning to change them after some months.

I will document the previous logos and banner images in this post:

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| | 2023-06-16 | 2024-07-30 | Aphex Twin | Various Artists - Artificial Intelligence (1992) | | 2024-07-30 | ? | Squarepusher | Squarepusher - Ufabulum (2012) |

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Cylobian Sunday!

"Cylobian Sunset", recorded in 1994 and first released two years later, has since become regarded as an underground classic of electronic listening music. The tracks for "Bounds Green", released in 2007, were culled from the same sessions, and both albums share the same warmth, simplicity of style and melancholy.

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Cylobian Sunday! This time with Squarepusher making a guest appearance! Couldn't find all the songs separate this time so just use this video of the full EP, this song starts at 13:37 in the video.

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A fun remix from the Flexing Habitual album

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Throwback Thursday! Here's another Rephlex classic from the 90s, in honor of Squarepusher being our community's new icon and banner image.

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Cylobian Sunday! This playlist is Previously Unavailable On Compact Disc (1998), but this track is from Kinesthesia Volume 1 (1993)

https://www.discogs.com/release/990-Kinesthesia-Kinesthesia-Volume-1

I used the original longer version "Triachus (Aphex Twin Mix)" instead of the version from 26 Mixes For Cash, unfortunately the audio quality is a little lower here.

Normally "Previously Unavailable On Compact Disc" ends with "Durftal" as track 13, but I added more tracks from the source releases that weren't part of the CD release for the sake of completeness. These tracks are pretty rough though lol. I used Discogs for the info:

Compilation of tracks previously released on following only-vinyl records:

Tracks: 1/9/10/11 taken from Kinesthesia Empathy Box (Remixes)[CAT 022].

Tracks: 2/7/8 taken from Kinesthesia Volume 2 [CAT 014].

Tracks: 3/5/6 taken from Kinesthesia Volume 1 [CAT 011].

Tracks: 4/13 taken from Cylob Industrial Folk Songs [CAT 015].

Track: 12 taken from Mururoa Project [STOP 1 T].

All tracks written and produced between 1993 and 1995.

https://www.discogs.com/release/13964-Cylob-Previously-Unavailable-On-Compact-Disc

And since it includes tracks from Empathy Box (Remixes), it seems relevant to also mention the original Empathy Box release

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tT-OycUpo74&list=PLZBQ5U70ekuHjclewtPaI7an1fsbyQ8DX&index=1

I actually haven't listened to the whole thing yet, but maybe I'll post one of these tracks for next week's Cylobian Sunday.

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Throwback Thursday, with another from Rephlex. This track was also part of the Rephlexions compilation https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mHETJs4Avgc&list=PLzu6wiIkdZPzhFbnn6p2sZYokiPpcmKf9&index=16

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I'm not sure why this album was on Analogical Force instead of Planet Mu but it's good

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another Cylobian Sunday! I've also had the song "Cum To Me Baby" stuck in my head for a while lol, but I think the first track of the EP is the favorite by most people. If you like this style of Cylob also check out his release "Lobster Tracks" from the same year, I'll have to post one of those songs on some other Cylobian Sunday.

This song was also featured on 2003's Rephlexions compilation https://www.discogs.com/master/12211-Various-Rephlexions-An-Album-Of-Braindance

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90mdK7JmrB8&list=PLzu6wiIkdZPzhFbnn6p2sZYokiPpcmKf9&index=3

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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.smeargle.fans/post/207545

HN Discussion

Aphex Twin’s “Vordhosbn” just got a surprising video reveal, showing how the track was made. So let’s revisit trackers and 90s underground music culture.

direct link to the video: https://vimeo.com/223378825

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I spent the last few days working on this. It features songs from a variety of µ-Ziq/Mike Paradinas releases to make an album that feels like the original Royal Astronomy. Let me know what you think!

Regular YouTube URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZIQTa_kwZhD1inUhb_lJYyU8Qjd_akod

YouTube Music URL: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZIQTa_kwZhD1inUhb_lJYyU8Qjd_akod

Basically my idea is...

  • The Fear Remixed=Scaling
  • Local Jogger=The Hwicci Song
  • Dirtwah=Autumn Acid
  • Lexicon=Slice
  • Off Lemon=Carpet Muncher
  • Hard Love=The Motorbike Track
  • My Piano & Me=Mentim
  • Not the Fear=The Fear
  • Morning Frolic=Gruber's Mandolin
  • Tugboat=World Of Leather
  • Perfame=Scrape
  • Orange Crumble=56
  • Grape Nut Beats 1=Burst Your Arm
  • Happy=Goodbye, Goodbye

And then a bonus, rougher approximation of Royal Astronomy

  • Robin Hood Gate=Scaling
  • Piriton=The Hwicci Song
  • Wergle the Proud=Autumn Acid
  • Epic Blista=Slice
  • Stop!=Carpet Muncher
  • Silk Ties=The Motorbike Track
  • My Mengegus=The Fear
  • Dancing Demons=Gruber's Mandolin
  • Housewife=World of Leather
  • Qisope=Scrape
  • It Starts With Bongos=56
  • Space Invaders=Burst Your Arm
  • Flicklife=Goodbye, Goodbye
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Cylobian Sunday! Here's a track from Cylob Music System 3000 Volume 1, originally on Rephlex!

"Cylob Music System 3000" is a compilation of the two "Cylob Music System" EPs which first appeared on Rephlex in 2004, along with the four tracks released on the vinyl version of the "Spider Report" EP on Breakin'. The tracks were created using the first version of Cylob's self-made sequencing application, hence the name. Styles range from the heavy duty electronic funk of "Spider Report" and "Total Information Awareness", the twisted, detuned melodies of "Inseminoid" and "Chuckle Midget", bells and beats on "We Never Said Goodbye", and the heavy-duty 303 action on the appropriately named "Acid Inseminoid".

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Check the playlist, this whole EP is great. But obviously Tundra 4 is legendary.

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Cylobian Sunday!

"I Will Cross Any Bridge" is a new 14 track studio album marking Cylob's 30th year since his debut release. Developed from works in progress posted on SoundCloud over the last 18 months, the tracks encompass vocoder songs, abstract sonic exploration, acid in unusual time signatures and contemplative ambience in addition to some more straightforward analog jams.

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submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

completely wicked remix by Aphex Twin, also check the one before it, Flow Coma, both from "2 Remixes By AFX" https://www.discogs.com/master/2408-AFX-2-Remixes-By-AFX

Also #19 in this playlist, the remix of "Normal", I feel like goes along with these 2 even though it's not from the same release.

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Another classic from Rephlex!

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