日本でニカって言葉ができたときには既に「このような音楽は海外ではIDMと呼ばれている」と雑誌に書かれていたもんだ。
このスレにはワープを知っている奴はいないのか？


Origins and criticisms of the name 'IDM'


In November 1991, the phrase "intelligent techno" appeared on Usenet in reference to Coil's "The Snow" EP.
Another instance of the phrase appeared on Usenet in April 1993 in reference to The Black Dog's album Bytes.
Wider public use of such terms on the Internet did not come until August 1993, when "intelligent dance music" and its initials were adopted in the name and charter of the IDM electronic mailing list: