Dont know who came up with the term "Hoover Basslines" to describe the sound of E-dancer. But for me it works.
What works for you ??
Mayesqe Cymbal Programming not allowed.
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> From: EggyToast [SMTP:youn0394@umn.edu]
> Sent: Tuesday, January 16, 2001 10:40 PM
> To: fstab@yaxu.org; idm@hyperreal.org
> Subject: Re: [idm] dancing about architecture
>
> but this same problem arises in every sense-oriented field. you describe
> flavors based on very basic things and through analogies, you describe
> smells the same way (although through more analogies), and touch is equally
> similar. since we as humans currently devote almost all of our sensory
> focus on vision, it's easy to describe what we see, and more difficult to
> describe the other senses.
>
> the fun part about this is that it requires much more conversation on a
> given subject. sure it's a pain when you know the person listening doesn't
> care, but when someone really does care, it's nice to see how you (or how
> someone else) express yourself.
>
> cheers,
> /derek
>
> np: marumari-wolves hollow (just showed up about 20 minutes ago, sounds
> pretty good so far :D)
>
> At 07:18 PM 1/16/2001 +0000, fstab@yaxu.org wrote:
>
> >On Tue, 16 Jan 2001, Kent williams wrote:
> > > When it comes to writing about music, it's something I do a lot, so I
> > > think that it can be done. Otherwise I wouldn't bother.
> >
> >yes. but you can only go so far.
> >
> >we (or at least, i) lack the diction to describe sound to any level of
> >satisfaction. when we describe sound using words like 'bright', 'dark',
> >'textured', 'hard', 'sharp', we're drawing in words used for our other
> >senses.
> >
> >i can feel some satisfaction in describing a piece of music using
> >elaborate genres, like 'jazzy french techno' or 'minimal glitch', but any
> >other person will interpret that differently from me.
> >
> >so talking about music is hard. everyone interprets music in their own
> >way... no wonder reviewers end up talking about themselves and the other
> >music the like. but it is a good process to go through. i guess dancing
> >about architecture is good too.
> >
> >so i am agreeing with you, and adding a tangent...
> >
> >
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