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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The Passionate Ones
Album - 12 Tracks - Released August 22, 2025

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Alberto Droguett
Alex Maher
Amanati
Arab
Arley
Arman Ayva
Artifex Mundi
AwareNess
BNYX®
BVLVNCE
Bastien Brison
Bean Magazine
Biosphere
Bochum Welt
Burial
Care Control
DANZINGER 99
Dan Zamani
Daniel Avery
Dotlights
Dreamfield
El Agua Es Profunda
Evlay
F3ARKULTUR3
Four Tet
Gabiga
Garcíia
HHPG
Hidden Voices
HoKø
Ikarus
Illuzionary
J0pie
JADE
JUICEB☮X
James Holden
James Mantis
Jlin
Junqvist
KAZUKE
Lecomte De Brégeot
Loaded Honey
Lordofon
Lorean
MAS
MNRT
Mackwood
Matmos
Modeselektor
Moiré Lights
Neurotypes
Nico Harris
Nosaj Thing
Nourished by Time
ORION
Ollie Dixon
Oxis
Paris Alexander
Puhf
QWER
Rave On Binary
Rayyea
Rival Consoles
STM
STRNGE
Scriptz
SeanBeats
Shepard
Silver Panda
Slaev
Stickle
Stirmouth
TXVSTERPLAYA
The Flashbulb
The Orb
Tohaj
Toni Anzis
Trance Wax
Turtle
Tussin
TwoChills
Viliam Lane
Void
White China
William Basinski
Wisp
Yeur
Yung Balboa
blakke
ddwy
deer noir
lightheart
lorleaf
m4x
mapt0v
neptune
rukachu
saraunh0ly
vinter
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
Loaded Honey
Jamie Paige
QWER
Jon Hopkins
Alex Maher
Stickle
Rayyea
Hoang
Kusha
Yeur
Evlay
Vrdnyn
Viliam Lane
YKATI
Burial
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
Autechre
Squarepusher
Laurent Wilks
Modeselektor
OSTY
Nouvelle Marée
Lonely Lies
Adriana Milou
Amel Scott
Nuit Pluie
chuala
María Mojca
The Orb
Auer
Natasha Ghosh
Bastien Brison
lorleaf
Mietze Conte
Cyan_95
babychair
Daniel Avery
Mathis
Actress
Nyctonian
Lunar Lullaby & yorukaze
Lordofon
sangvn
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