quoted 13 lines You cannot deny the power of repetition. Variation is good, but you> > You cannot deny the power of repetition. Variation is good, but you
> > if you stray too far from the primal beat, you loose part of the
> > groove and the music becomes too detached from our physical
> > nature. Its not that I don't like abstract music, but the best music
> > is a balance between mental/abstract and primal/physical.
>
> Somewhere during my abortive career as a music major,I heard a lecture
> by a professor who said the key to great music was a balance between
> predictability and unpredictability. If music is too unpredictable it
> sounds random; if it is too predictable it's boring.
>
> Music that depends on a groove ... runs the risk of becoming boring.
> The best music rides the edge.
Ahh, and if the groove is being driven by a man like Tito Puente.... :)
I was at the Charles Hotel Ballroom whistling and whooping it up along
with Tito and his Latin Jazz All Stars and variation was the WORD last
night. Like a good Black Dog track, Tito's works many "stops" "pops"
and "kick its" into every song. TIMBALERO!
I cut the rug with my girl till they threw us out. Talk about your IDM.
I got to thinking about the moments when "the beat" is not banished to
simply keeping time. Tito's beat takes the lead and the rest of the
"fourteen piece salsa powerhouse" are right behind him musically nipping
at his heels, racing around the room creating swells of sweet melody and
filling every molecule of "space" with a potpourri of noise.
My spirit soared.
I got to thinking about the idea of "unison." When "the beat" is so
deeply engraved into song structure it feels as if it's towing the
line not walking along behind the rest of the musicians. For this IDM
buyer it's a prerequisite of sorts when I'm deciding what to bring home
from the shoppe.
The IDM moments were a plenty. His movements on the vibes had me
thinking about the u-ziq, and that album in the works he hints to in the
TEEX3 liner notes. :) And of course when America's finest flutist "Dave
Valentin" jumped up on stage for a cameo, my jaw hit the floor. At his
best when he was combining sounds from his voice along with the singing
of a piece of metal in his hands. Sensational.
Also on the IDM thread tip, it was interesting to hear Tito poke fun at
the rainbow collection that filled up the ballroom with energy. Blacks,
whites, Jews and Puerto Ricans, gays and women were razed in over the
course of the night, yet there wasn't ever an ounce of malcontent felt.
It was just Tito as he said ..."trying to get to you."
I was so moved last night by that show I felt like making some time for
a full review. Then again, these thoughts here might suffice to create
a new set of threads.
Teep
on now: "Sassafras" - plaid mix (don't get caught sleeping on this one)
<UNKLE "the time has come e.p. - mo wax) the time HAS come :)