r/idm↗
IDM
IDM (Intelligent Dance Music), also known as Braindance, 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. Prominent artists include Aphex Twin, Autechre, Boards of Canada & Squarepusher.
45k subscribers301 posts / mo in Sep 2026 (incl. ~1% by known bots)213 authors / mosince 2009
r/idm has 45k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 301 posts a month from 213 people. Top topics: Electronic Dance Music Tracks, New Releases and Rock & Electronic Fusion.
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Share of the subreddit's posts
- Electronic Dance Music Tracks1.1%
- New Releases1.0%
- Rock & Electronic Fusion1.0%
- Remixes and Amps1.0%
- Electronic Dance Music Remixes0.6%
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- Discogs
- Mixcloud
- ra
- Last
- Rate Your Music
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