Braindance

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A loaded term meant to distinguish electronic music of the '90s and later that's equally comfortable on the dancefloor as in the living room, IDM (Intelligent Dance Music) eventually acquired a good deal of negative publicity, not least among the legion of dance producers and fans whose exclusion from the community prompted the question of whether they produced stupid dance music. Born in the late '80s, the sound grew out of a fusion between the hard-edged dance music heard on the main floor at raves and larger club events, and the more downtempo music of the nearby chill-out rooms. DJs like Mixmaster Morris and Dr. Alex Paterson blended Chicago house, softer synth-pop/new wave, and ambient/environmental music, prompting a wave of producers inspired by a variety of sources. (Many DJs and producers were also reacting against the increasingly chart-leaning slant of British dance music during those years, exemplified by novelty hits like "Pump Up the Jam" by Technotronic and "Sesame's Treat" by Smart E's.) Sheffield's Warp Records proved home to the best in the sound -- in fact, the seminal Warp compilation Artificial Intelligence alone introduced listeners worldwide to a half-dozen of the style's most crucial artists: Aphex Twin, the Orb, Plastikman, Autechre, Black Dog Productions, and B12. Other labels -- Rising High, GPR, R&S, Rephlex, Fat Cat, Astralwerks -- released quality IDM as well, though by the mid-'90s much of the electronica produced for headphone consumption had diverged either toward the path of more experimentation or more beat orientation. With no centered, commercial scene to speak of, North America became a far more hospitable clime to IDM, and by the end of the '90s, dozens of solid labels had opened for business, including Drop Beat, Isophlux, Suction, Schematic, and Cytrax. Despite frequent attempts to rename the style (Warp's "electronic listening music" and Aphex Twin's "braindance" were two choices), IDM continued to be the de facto way for fans to describe their occasionally undescribable favorites. - An overview from Allmusic

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This is an electronic music sub that focuses on extremely experimental sounds in the IDM sphere, but also welcomes glitch, chiptunes, experimental dnb, and jungle hardcore. In other words, conventional electronic music is not allowed.
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If you're into hard trance, vapourwave and funky retro sounds or dark ambient and witchhouse then visit /s/Hardstyle , /s/PeachyTang and /s/Soundaemonic respectively, and do not post those styles here.
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Aphex Twin - Ageispolis

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[Seeking Track Artist/Title] EDM Fans & Spotifiers, I'd like to find the name of this track from approximately 25:01 to 29:49 in this Trippy Cat Music mix "Trippy Cat On Acid Minimal Techno Set 2017 💠 Best Trippy Minimal Set", 2017-09-27 (2:41:51)

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Boards of Canada - Iced Cooly

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LFO - We Are Back

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Apparat - Schallstrom

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Electromeca - Cruisin for Concrete

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Call Super - Sulu Sekou

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Stendeck - The Woman Who Burnt On Her Bed

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Search & Destroy - Mark Of the Beast

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Phylum Sinter - Back 2,1

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Animals On Wheels - Dog Car Boy

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Drexciya - Species of the Pod

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Eiterherd - Storm of Anger

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Afik Naim - Gabirol

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Isan - Read Again

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Kriedler - Brass Cannon (2019 Remastered Version)

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Plone - On My Bus

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Fhloston Paradigm - Return

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Neil Landstrumm - Tension In New York

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Two Lone Swordsmen - Jakey in the Subway (Two Lone Swordsmen Vs. The One True Pod)

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Dean Chapple, Hodge - Crack House

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Blectum from Blechdom - Caravan Voyager

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Schneider, KPT.Michi.Gan - The Light 3000

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Aphex Twin - Windowlicker

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Droon - Barfight for France

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Worriedaboutsatan, Pye Corner Audio - Blood (Head Technician Remix)

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Plaid - Cedar City

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FFF - Dreamstate

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Tapage - Three of Six

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Ametsub - Off-road 264

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Hrvatski - Insect Digestion Melancholy

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LEXION G8WAY ANIME YATCH - Drop It Like It's PS1

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Jason Forrest - Italian Lessons

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AFX - Laughable Butane Bob

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Fingernail - Listen To A Song By Fingernail Remixed By Fingernail

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Xanopticon - Neurve (Original Mix)

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Funckarma - Lignite

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Slagsmalsklubben - Wellington Sears

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Mouse On Mars - Detected Beats

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Wisp - Stoorworm

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Ellen Allien - Push

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Corduroi - Qualia

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RiDylan - Gank Acid (PDX Raver)

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Lee Gamble - Quadripoints

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Exillon - Puteracid

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Oneohtrix Point Never - Problem Areas

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Metronomy - This Could Be Beautiful

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Kamron Saniee - Pancha Tigris

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Asa-Chang & Junray - じっぷん Jippun

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Mr 76ix - Miss.Heroin

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Clark - Future Daniel

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Quinoline Yellow - Spion Kop

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Ladyscraper - Bolt On And Jack Off

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Aphorism - Negative Two (Rmx By Totakeke)

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Fleck E.S.C. - Entrance Fee

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Aphex Twin - Cock/ver10

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Frog Pocket - Hurrah Sapphire Moon!

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Ulrich Schnauss - Blumenwiese Neben Autobahn

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Gescom - Key nell 4

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Abfahrt Hinwil - Planquadrat

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Keef Baker - The Flask of Science

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Rival Consoles - Agenda

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Hrvatski - Vatstep Dsp

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Oni Ayhun - OAR003-B (Original Mix)

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Venetian Snares - Become Magic Dolphins

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Team Doyobi - Chouax Bomber

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Secede - Bye Bye Gridlock Traffic

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Animals on Wheels - Toasted BotBop

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Saltillo - Backyard Pond

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Global Goon - Battle of the Drohnkens

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Horatio Pollard - Elton

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Lauren Bousfield - Audkyrie

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Bogdan Raczynski - Bog's Basil & Curry Powder Potatos Recipe

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Orbital - Chime (Live Style Radio Mix)

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Welcome to /s/Braindance

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