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From:
Eric Gordon
To:
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Date:
Fri, 18 Oct 1996 11:21:59 +0100
Subject:
(idm) Vocals in IDM
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<199610181053.LAA35122@telford.ukonline.co.uk>
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Hi Geo,
quoted 2 lines Personally I reckon a bit of singing often does wonders> >> >Personally I reckon a bit of singing often does wonders > >for a track
quoted 2 lines In electronic music, it can be done well, and it should> >> In electronic music, it can be done well, and it should > >be done more really..
quoted 1 line Hmm...no sir, I don't like it!!> >Hmm...no sir, I don't like it!!
quoted 1 line Well, in that case I just might have to do a 'milkman' for my next tape> Well, in that case I just might have to do a 'milkman' for my next tape
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quoted 1 line you've been warned :-) ...I would be well vocoded though! And I'd be> you've been warned :-) ...I would be well vocoded though! And I'd be
singing
quoted 1 line in Outer Mongolian..> in Outer Mongolian..
Perhaps I've been a bit hasty..
quoted 5 lines The Flow, No UFOs)..*****Gerald*****, Aphex (guest vocals only> >> The Flow, No UFOs)..*****Gerald*****, Aphex (guest vocals only > > >You forgot Voodoo Ray, one of my all time faves. > > Did I? Even though I was thinking more in terms of 'Music Sweet Muzic'
and
quoted 1 line those other great tracks from the Hot Lemonade LP.> those other great tracks from the Hot Lemonade LP.
Whoops...I get it wrong again...:(
quoted 7 lines But generally, i don't like vocals in IDM. Perhaps it's> >But generally, i don't like vocals in IDM. Perhaps it's > >just me being a facist, but it seems impure somehow, with > >one or two exceptions like the above, Sleezy D's "I've lost > >control" etc.. > > But IDM (Techno!) covers such a lot of ground, from The Gentle People to > Autechre, and from Sahko electronics to Breakbeats, Hip-Hop and DnB, I
think
quoted 2 lines it would be unwise to exclude an 'instrument' capable of such varied> it would be unwise to exclude an 'instrument' capable of such varied > expression *completely*..
OK, OK, I give in. I was wrong. So perhaps it not wheather there is vocals or not, but how it is done?
quoted 1 line Cylob featuring Mariah Carey... Hell, why not? ;-D> Cylob featuring Mariah Carey... Hell, why not? ;-D
Hold IT!! I draw the line at Mariah Carey <BG> Perhaps, with vocals as with other things, it's not what you've got...it's what you do with it? <BG> bye, Eric.