Idm
Idm is a genre. Defining acts include Wisp, Aphex Twin, memo boy, Sweet Trip and Boards of Canada, and their records are the quickest way into the sound. Idm grew out of Experimental and Detroit electro. It sits close to experimental pop, experimental rock, Ambient, Industrial and Hyperpop, scenes that trade players, venues and ideas with it. Its influence carried into Skweee, drill and bass, Outsider house, Deconstructed club and Algorave, which took the template somewhere else. The chart currently maps 13 connections around Idm. Open any neighbouring band or genre to trace where Idm came from and where it led.
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Idm connections
Idm grew out of Experimental and Detroit electro, shares an orbit with experimental pop, experimental rock, Ambient and Industrial, went on to shape Skweee, drill and bass, Outsider house and Deconstructed club. 13 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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