Exactly... It's like listening to a rock album (or WHATEVER) and saying,
"fuck- GUITARS??? Everyone uses guitars on their tracks! I like that 2x4
with strings that so and so used..."
:)
z
quoted 95 lines From: %andrew <asmith@konfused.net>
>From: %andrew <asmith@konfused.net>
>To: idmwanks <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] the Breaks
>Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 15:09:01 -0600 (CST)
>
><Someone said something along these lines...>
>
> > Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2000 14:52:03 -0600 (CST)
> > From: Josh Davison <yoshi@enteract.com>
> > To: %andrew <asmith@konfused.net>
> > Cc: atomly <atomly@atomly.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
> > Subject: Re: [idm] the Breaks
> >
> > except maybe they are the worst breaks ever because they are all so
> > overused? ah we already had the big Amen discussion but my theory is
>that
> > the less used the break the better ....
>
>Ok, this is just stupid. I don't give a fuck how many jungle ruffnecks
>have used a break. My assessment of breaks is based solely on how I can
>use it, and how versatile it is. The tone of the drums, and the overall
>feel mean more than "oooh! look how IDM I am, I sampled a break from some
>an Elvis track". blah blah blah. It's the same thing with 808/909
>sounds. Yes, everyone and their mom uses 909 samples, but why and how? 99%
>of the stuff I hear with 808/909 samples uses them in a really boring way,
>but there's that special 1% that really makes me turn my head. That, to
>me, is much more artistic and impressive: to take a sound that many people
>know and do something totally new and fresh with it.
>
>-andrew
>
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> >
> >
> > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, %andrew wrote:
> >
> > > <Someone said something along these lines...>
> > >
> > > > There are a bunch of websites like www.phatdrumloops.com which have
>some
> > > > decent stuff, but they're somewhat lacking.
> > > >
> > > > Just do a search for "amen hotpants paris apache soul pride" and
> > > > something should turn up. :)
> > >
> > > Let me just take this moment and declare what I think the 4 best
>breaks
> > > are:
> > >
> > > 1) Amen (duh)
> > > 2) Soul Pride (try to find the really long, like, 8 bar version)
> > > 3) Firefight
> > > 4) Bell Stomp (aka The Worm)
> > >
> > > The only breaks you'll ever need.
> > >
> > > -andrew
> > >
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