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Thu, 11 May 2000 14:51:57 -0700
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Re: [idm] on the Ae thing
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aaron wrote:
quoted 4 lines why is it that most new IDM artists need to reference tons of numbers and> why is it that most new IDM artists need to reference tons of numbers and > nonsensical words into song names? > what ever happened to naming a song after or related to it's inspiration? or > target feeling?
I believe that the majority of IDM is 'discovered' not written. I used to play guitar in bands... back then I wrote music, now I create music - the recorded piece is the results of my exploration. Many electronic artists use the medium as the inspiration - whereas a cheesy lite rock song will be inspired by some lost love... :) So... the names are secondary and if their aren't vocal samples in the piece (which often dictate titles), then the artist simply pulls the title out of the air or their surroundings... shich is a lot of acronyms, computer terminology, letters, numbers, etc. Another reason, is that many of them crank out a lot of tracks and they don't always connect with a piece on a title level - the begin a piece not knowing what it will be about, name it any ole name while they are building it - then when it is done, they are already thinking about new tracks - so that last one is put asside... and onto another musical abstraction! Sonic Wallpaper _______________________ http://www.sonicwallpaper.com http://www.mp3.com/live http://www.mp3.com/remixes http://www.mp3.com/junglewarfare http://www.mp3.com/sonicwallpaper http://www.mp3.com/projectcathedral --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org