On Fri, 5 Feb 1999 13:41:30 -0500 (EST), you wrote:
quoted 5 lines Music IS mathematics to me, I think music is a billion trillion equations>Music IS mathematics to me, I think music is a billion trillion equations
>with just a smattering of random number generators feeding values to the
>equations, which would be things like the weather, or your mood, or
>relative degree of intoxication -- whatever influences your songwriting
>process.
i wonder what coltrane would have to say about all this.
quoted 2 lines i'm not saying autechre couldn't have been boring. most likely they just>i'm not saying autechre couldn't have been boring. most likely they just
>needed more equations.
what they need is to get out of their rut and produce something
inspiring instead of mind-numbing. their ideal of sterility and
precision is flawed and pretentious. bernard parmegiani really did do
it better, and with much more imagination, 12-15 years ago. some day
they'll break and realise that the convoluted path they've taken was
mostly a waste of time.
quoted 2 lines face it, if you use any kind of sequencer, your music CAN be transcribed>face it, if you use any kind of sequencer, your music CAN be transcribed
>into an equation.
maybe music can be broken down into a series of numbers. in that
sense, music /is/ mathematics. but if that's all you get from music,
then what's the point?
motto for today - the medium isn't the message!