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From:
Philip Evans
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Date:
Fri, 11 Oct 1996 12:52:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject:
Re: (idm) re: classically trained
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At 4:39 AM 10/11/96, Brock Suter wrote:
quoted 6 lines sugatis@inreach.com wrote:>sugatis@inreach.com wrote: > >> in IDM, but music in general. In related news, I think the MC303 is a >> bad idea, because it encourages more of the "I don't need to know >> anything about making music in order to make music" mentality... >
Hey! Watch it there! With that sort of attitude, you'll find yourself one step away from Emerson, Lake and Palmer. The *best* thing about IDM is that the kids don't know what's "right" and "wrong" and just fuck around until they figure out how to put down on tape whatever it is that's running around in their heads, without filtering it through a varnish coat of music theory or training. On the other hand, I'm always fascinated by how people who do have some training and some theoretical grounding interpret these primitive ramblings into a coherent, organized form. In other words, both are valuable. Peace, -Phil [----------] [---] [-----] [-----] [-----] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [----------] [----------] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [---] [--------] [-----] [-----] [---] [-----] [----------] Home is where the stereo is!