hime@kali.wf.net wrote:
quoted 7 lines well, this makes sense in light of j. lesesne having a near-criminal
> > well, this makes sense in light of j. lesesne having a near-criminal
> > aversion to tuning her samples.
> Here's the research I go through when listening to music:
> Do I like it?
> Where can I find it?
> Who gives a fuck whether samples are in tune? You music majors sicken
> me.
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Well I wasn't going to jump up when ehill@best.com mentioned the tuning,
but doesn't anyone else find the vicious response of yet another
tone-deaf person *a little bit* amusing (or should I say depressing)?
Two things, hime: Firstly, recognizing whether something's in tune or
not has nothing to do with studying music; a lot of people with no
knowledge of musical notation or anything take it into account.
Secondly, we discussed this all less than a week ago and I think by now
it's fairly clear that conservatively around a third of the people on
this list care about whether samples are in tune.
Do I like a piece of music? Not if the tuning drives me crazy.
In other news... The Carpet Bomb comp "Highways Over Gardens" is still
BRILLIANT. nd yes, there are wonkily-tuned bits in it, but stylistically
they're fine. When something is meant to sound honky, or meant to sound
queasy, hey fine.
Also, the 2 Lone Swordsmen album "Stay Down" is excellent. I've not
liked their previous stuff (whilst I do like Sabres of Paradise) but
this is beautifully produced (yeah, organic, watery, etc) intricate
stuff, recalling Mouse on Mars in many ways. Very recommended.
Peter.
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Peter Hollo raven@fourplay.com.au
http://www.fourplay.com.au/me.html
FourPlay - Eclectic Electric String Quartet
http://www.fourplay.com.au
"Of course, dance music can be a music where you lie on your back and
your brain cells dance" -Michael Karoli of Can, quoted in Wire mag.