Re: (idm) Re: The Sun has got his hat on (was ugh)
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In a message dated 18/04/97 19:53:48, you write:
quoted 3 lines still think it's rather sad. the thing you have to realize is that most> still think it's rather sad. the thing you have to realize is that most
> people dont KNOW he doesnt write the music because most people have no
> clue at all what goes into the production of a track.
You have a point, in a WAY.. I know that as I hear more and more 'original'
records and films and whatever that FSOL have took their material from, I
inevitably respect them a little less. But it doesn't make the records FSOL
make any worse, after all, the music hasn't changed at all, it's still good
music. (Or at least I think it is, just to preempt the FSOL slaggers)
quoted 3 lines When are you fools gonna drop the 'intelligent' tag it really wears so> > When are you fools gonna drop the 'intelligent' tag it really wears so
> thin
> > now. If we really need to start *discussing* the
relevance/differentiation
quoted 1 line between DJ/Musician then this list is fucked.> > between DJ/Musician then this list is fucked.quoted 3 lines it's a valid point both philosophically, musically, and in the end really,> it's a valid point both philosophically, musically, and in the end really,
> financially.. when do we draw the line between what is an original
> composition and what is stealing outright?
You can't, and that's why it's a quite pointless pursuit to attack DJ Shadow
because he 'steals' in a more blatant way than someone who was 'inspired' by
other artists. I like quite a few DJ Shadow records (though the LP was
disappointing for me) and what he does with other people's music is a great
deal more original than some of the rent-a-phexes out there who just rip off
other people's ideas badly.
I mean, just look at the gatefold of Endtroducing - a picture of a lot of old
records and bits and pieces lying about. This should tell you what DJ Shadow
is about. And it is no less valid than any other form of musical expression.
If you can accept where he's coming from, then what's the problem? I'm sure
the guy himself has no pretensions about what he does, he just has a
different way of going about things.
quoted 2 lines if i sample an entire song> if i sample an entire song
> and release it as my own record, adding a drumbeat.. is it my song?
It is your expression. Originality is something that only exists in Utopia,
we all take and steal in everything we do, there's nothing wrong with it,
what you should be concerned about is the quality of the execution, the feel
of the music. If, at the end of the day you like the music, you shouldn't
let something like that bother you.
As long as the people involved get paid, of course.. :-)
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