At 11:00 PM 6/4/96, James B Gill wrote:
quoted 1 line Hey jon, are you that punter from the bass kittens?
>Hey jon, are you that punter from the bass kittens?
guilty as charged.
quoted 4 lines Well, I guess that
>Well, I guess that
>explains why your take on music is "non-linear". Your ep is pretty cross
>country, if you know what I mean. Some good scratchin' and riffin', and
>developing into a house feelin monster with jazz vibes. Understood.
thanks, so you at least see where i'm coming from.
quoted 3 lines Anyway, can't music(such as "idm" and new electronica in general), in all
>Anyway, can't music(such as "idm" and new electronica in general), in all
>it's boundary breaking, be seen as advanced
>and in the front of the "Line"?
no. music is not a line. just cos synths are new technology doesn't make
synth music "the front of the line." there is some totally weak ass shit
being coughed up by nerds with drumboxes and synthesizers every day.
compare it to some old Kool 'n' The Gang or something - they are The
Bomb... much more innovative and technically proficient even with 20 year
old technology.
every technology and style is new at some point. hell, when they invented
the PIANO people were freaking out. (and never mind the PLAYER PIANO...
EVIL!! It DOES ALL THE WORK FOR YOU... just like a sequencer, eh?) in its
day, the violin was considered a direct line to satan. certain
COMBINATIONS OF NOTES were considered demonic. you know what happened when
Stravinsky's "Rite Of Spring" debuted? Riots in the fucking street!!
people have never understood what is happening around them, and it has
nothing to do with technology - it's all to do with ignorance.
quoted 3 lines That which is "pushing the envelope" of
> That which is "pushing the envelope" of
>music is considered by me to be the only thing worth listening to, in a
>world of music that seems to be totally uninspired and thoughtless.
you are really just discriminating in your own way, under the guise of
being "open minded". It's sad, really. so much self-delusion.
quoted 5 lines So,
>So,
>if I discriminate against old ideas and rehashed sounds, it's because I'm
>sick of hearing the same shit over and over, and I consider those tunes
>to be musically disadvantaged to, say, the Aphex Twin or Autechre(or
>Egyptian Lover: If you don't know him, that's your own fault!!).
it seems strange to me to get so worked up about vibrating air molecules.
music is the best art form precisely because it is so abstract. tom ellard
of severed heads once gave me some free advice, and now i'm gonna share it
with you... find whatever genre of music you hate, i mean REALLY hate, and
sit down and SERIOUSLY listen to it. you might not end up liking it but
you will probably learn something.
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Name: Jon
Email: jsd@cyborganic.com
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