U hit it Dead on the head with this comment!
certain cultures people are encouraged to
express emotion more so than in others
I can add, but I gotta be about the music......its a good topic
though......Sorry tek-head, I will just say I dont know if it can be in
other music or not.............
I mean it is a borrowed term(from who? U know who)......Did Elvis say I got
soul? HELL NAWH, and he better had not said it! Led Zeppelin, Hell
Nawh........ha ha......
I Love, as Global C Sampled, all this music.....
Hk, until TONITE!
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: downtown brown [SMTP:dtbinthecity@hotmail.com]
> Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 12:07 PM
> To: idm@hyperreal.org
> Cc: khackett@aba.iupui.edu; sequential_circus@yahoo.co.uk
> Subject: RE: (idm) What is Soul? (was: review: round one ...)
>
>
> I think _soul_ music is called as such because of the emotional
> involvement
> of the artist. Some songs/tracks you just hear, some you listen to, and
> some you feel and feel deeply - those are soulful. It doesn't matter
> where
> you're from or what kind of music it is, it can still have _soul_ if you
> think you connect with what the producer/artist was feeling when it was
> composed. Music theory can't explain it. I don't belive it to be a race
> issue either but perhaps in certain cultures people are encouraged to
> express emotion more so than in others - some through music.
>
>
> Jaques
>
>
>
> >From: Kelley Hackett <khackett@aba.iupui.edu>
> >To: drift wood <sequential_circus@yahoo.co.uk>, idm@hyperreal.org
> >Subject: RE: (idm) What is Soul? (was: review: round one ...)
> >Date: Fri, 18 Feb 2000 11:33:01 -0500
> >
> >On the Contrary My Friend....(stay with me b/cuz the post will end up
> with
> >me asking about some other music)
> >
> >Soul is a difficult word to contend with but one thing is for sure, when
> >you
> >have it you have it, and others know it!
> >
> >Now, JB has got it....but you can tell its getting away from him, IMO..
> >
> >Soul is not about Rationalizations and these type of mental games, rather
> >its about getting in tune with yourself....letting yourself come out in
> >your
> >work....from gently caressing your girlfriend to art, to music........
> >
> >Its not NECESSARILY a African American thing, shid Dont U dont think
> Nuron
> >has soul?..... Of course he does....... Its not an act, like many
> purport,
> >its a way.....
> >Global Comm. has some, B12 got some.....
> >U gotta first find your own Niche in the world first...then the soul can
> >flow in.....
> >
> >Feel me?
> >
> >
> >Has there been a part II to Prelude?
> >
> >np) B12 Shadow of a former self
> >
> >Hk!
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: drift wood [SMTP:sequential_circus@yahoo.co.uk]
> > > Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 10:29 AM
> > > To: idm@hyperreal.org
> > > Subject: Re: (idm) What is Soul? (was: review: round one ...)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > --- AeOtaku@aol.com wrote:
> > > > I'm not sure if "soulful" means it sounds like Motown soul
> > > > or if it has a lot of emotion and heart in it, but I would say
> > > > the artist who best combines both is John Beltran.
> > >
> > > I know Ben E King satisfactorily answered this question over 30 years
> > > ago, but I don't think the description 'soulful' has any place in
> > > discussions of Electronic music.
> > >
> > > I accept the use of the word 'soul' to describe works by Aretha
> > > Franklin, Otis Redding, Al Green etc. because they all learnt there
> > > trade in Church and brought a gospel passion to their music. However,
> > > extending the use of this word to describe the works of John Beltran
> > > (incidentally, love his new one on Transmat) and others is going too
> > > far.
> > >
> > > In what way can it be described as soulful? Is it the extensive use of
> > > Minor chords? Is it the large dollops of echo and reverb? Is the
> artist
> > > who has made the track been influenced by yer Marvin Gayes and Donny
> > > Hathaways and how can you tell?
> > >
> > > Probably the only reason for its use is to make one feel that one
> piece
> > > of music is superior to another. And I've been as guilty as anyone
> else
> > > of using it.
> > >
> > > Matt.
> > >
> > >
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