noot noot
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and other anons lurking may not realize they want to explore a certain genre until they see someone else asking for recs. sure, google and last.fm and stuff exist to find stuff on your own, but sometimes it takes seeing someone else who's as clueless about IDM as i am to realize i want to listen to more of it. and i'm even more encouraged to do so because a short list of recommendations are right there.
also i think you exaggerate how /mu/core-friendly recs typically are. even when it's a genre i'm well-versed in, i have no goddamn clue who a lot of artists are that get recommended, or else i just haven't listened to them yet.