![]() ![]() ![]() One of his most famous works, “Avril 14th”, is a piano solo composition that exists entirely outside of the IDM realm and stands on its own as a modern classical piece (and as the sampled backdrop for Kanye West’s “Blame Game”). Whether it’s straight up four-to-the-floor hardcore (as heard on 1995’s Classics compilation), melodic drum’n’bass (“Meltphace 6”, off of 2001’s Drukqs) or midtempo acid house (2016’s Cheetah EP), Aphex Twin creates songs that are both challenging and fun – warehouse rave music made by a genius.īut another element that sets Aphex Twin’s music apart from his contemporaries is James’ talent for crafting indelible and haunting melodies. I personally know a lot of math-rock, prog-rock and classical music nerds who enjoy IDM their vinyl copy of Venetian Snares’ seminal Rossz Csillag Alatt Született carefully alphabetized next to their Van der Graaf Generator LPs.Īnd while Aphex Twin is certainly one of the pioneers of the genre, his take on IDM over the last 3 decades has often veered into more danceable territory, hence the other nickname used to describe his music, “braindance”. IDM could be considered EDM’s polar opposite: suitable for headphone listening, full of minuscule details, built on exploratory techniques and odd time signatures. ![]() The IDM name was coined at least a decade before that other, now ubiquitous acronym (“EDM” or Electronic Dance Music), the latter of which has become the umbrella term for all things electronic and club-friendly. But how did Aphex Twin become a legend and major festival headliner material?įirst, a bit of history. ![]() James, stand out as one of the most important electronic music artists of all time? There is, after all, plenty of talent to go around in the Intelligent Dance Music (IDM) scene, including Autechre, Venetian Snares or Boards of Canada, to name a few. ![]()
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