IDM (short for Intelligent Dance Music) is a style of electronic music originating in the early 1990s, defined by idiosyncratic experimentation rather than specific genre constraints. It emerged from the culture and sound palette of electronic and rave music styles such as ambient techno, acid house, Detroit techno and breakbeat; it has been regarded as better suited to home listening than dancing. It is characterized by unconventional sound design to create cold and mechanical atmospheres, even though simpler sound palettes with more melodic and soothing tones can still be present.
Drill & bass is a subgenre of IDM characterized by complex, fast-paced rhythms that resemble drum & bass. It is seen as having a parodic relationship with the dance styles that inspired it.
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