Intelligent Dance Music

Intelligent dance music (IDM) is a genre characterized by its cerebral and experimental approach to electronic dance music. Emerging in the 1990s, IDM combines intricate rhythms, often with unconventional time signatures, with eclectic instrumentation and manipulated vocal samples. This genre defies traditional dance music conventions, incorporating elements of ambient, techno, and breakbeat to create a unique sonic landscape. IDM's cultural significance lies in its rejection of mainstream club culture, instead embracing an avant-garde, DIY ethos that resonates with fans seeking more challenging and innovative sounds. Notable for its emphasis on sonic texture and atmosphere, IDM distinguishes itself from other electronic genres through its use of dissonance, glitchy effects, and introspective moods. As a genre, IDM has influenced a wide range of subsequent electronic styles, from glitch hop to ambient house, and continues to inspire a dedicated following of fans and producers.

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Amanati
Arab
Arley
Arman Ayva
AwareNess
B0nds
BNYX®
Bastien Brison
Bean Magazine
Benjin Blund
Biosphere
Bochum Welt
Brombaer
Bunht
Ceephax Acid Crew
DANZINGER 99
DYVN
Dan Zamani
Daniel Avery
Dotlights
Dreamfield
El Agua Es Profunda
Four Tet
Gabe Saltman
HYPNOSIS THERAPY
Hania Obeah
Hans.
Hidden Voices
HoKø
Ikarus
Illuzionary
J0pie
JADE
JUICEB☮X
James Holden
James Mantis
Jameszoo
Jlin
Jon Hopkins
Jonny Alias
Junqvist
Kid Kio
Krismi
Late June
Legowelt
Leon Baker
Little Foot
Lordofon
Loscil
MAS
MNRT
Mackwood
Malone
Mark Pritchard
Matmos
Mechagnome
Mindr
Modeselektor
Moiré Lights
NITESHIFT
Nico Harris
Nosaj Thing
Orbital
Oxis
Paris Alexander
Pawl D Beats
QWER
ROHO
Rayyea
Rezilient
Rival Consoles
Rory Sweeney
Rzn8Str
STRNGE
Scriptz
Shepard
Solatic
Stirmouth
Sébastien Gisbert
The Flashbulb
The Narrator
The Orb
Thomas Fehlmann
Tohaj
Trance Wax
Turtle
Tussin
William Basinski
Wisp
YKATI
Yung Balboa
Zoulzest
blakke
lightheart
m4x
saraunh0ly
skrn
vinter
wowflower
Aphex Twin
Four Tet
Wisp
Arab
TXVSTERPLAYA
STM
Silver Panda
6PM RECORDS
JADE
Toni Anzis
Tycho
Luther
saraunh0ly
mapt0v
Guy Sigsworth
J Spooks
Boards of Canada
Linear Phase
HoKø
BNYX®
Garcíia
May Laude
Flying Lotus
Isah Atkins
ORION
Jamie Paige
QWER
Jon Hopkins
Alex Maher
Stickle
Rayyea
Hoang
Kusha
Yeur
Evlay
Vrdnyn
Viliam Lane
Burial
YKATI
Orbital
Nick's chill factory
Nokyo
INNERVERSE
Eckhart Lange
Dreamfield
Rival Consoles
Harvey Lanza
Muric
NITESHIFT
Oneohtrix Point Never
Lecomte De Brégeot
vinter
Forts
wowflower
The Flashbulb
The Narrator
E-Z
R Plus
YTD
Kid Kio
Lone
Tone Jacobs
Amanati
Camilento
Demurely
Pascal Dirac
DYVN
MNRT
DANZINGER 99
Nosaj Thing
Tussin
Lonely Lies
Autechre
Adriana Milou
Squarepusher
Laurent Wilks
Modeselektor
Nouvelle Marée
Amel Scott
OSTY
María Mojca
Nuit Pluie
lorleaf
Bastien Brison
Natasha Ghosh
chuala
The Orb
Auer
Mietze Conte
Daniel Avery
Mathis
Actress
Nyctonian
sangvn
Lunar Lullaby & yorukaze
Lordofon
babychair
Cyan_95
Nourished by Time
Ozo Nakuru