Not to draw this out too much longer, but it sounds like you haven't
listened to much house music. Again, check Perlon or Matt Herbert for some
rule-breaking stuff.
Oh, and poems can have rules too - before the New Age confessional free
verse became so popular, constraint-based form had a big place in poetry.
Phil
quoted 1 line WARNING: this post is coming mainly from a 'musician's' point of view... (>WARNING: this post is coming mainly from a 'musician's' point of view... (
I
quoted 1 line use musician because I don't know what else to use)>use musician because I don't know what else to use)quoted 1 line What it comes down to for me is that I am not generally a fan of any>What it comes down to for me is that I am not generally a fan of any
purpose
quoted 2 lines built music. Mainly because to do so, it has to conform to rules. I make>built music. Mainly because to do so, it has to conform to rules. I make
>music because I love the creative freedom that comes along with doing so.
It
quoted 8 lines is just an audible version of a collage or poem. No rules, and I can do>is just an audible version of a collage or poem. No rules, and I can do
>whatever I want. So to me, when I see that to make a house track, it HAS to
>have energy, HAS to be between 110-135 BPM, HAS to have a consistant beat,
>etc. I say no thanks... These rules/guidlines seem totally restricting. If
>you enjoy making regimented music, then fine, but I would certainly feel
>like part of a cookie cutter process if I made house music. Don't take this
>as an attack on skill or intelligence... It takes great skill in producing
>good house, but for me it's about creative freedom.
Philip Sherburne
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