quoted 20 lines More seriously, the very premise of a conflict between "Intelligence> More seriously, the very premise of a conflict between "Intelligence
> vs Emotion" is wrong on so many levels that I don't think useful
> argument is possible. First, because dividing them into a duality
> is wholly artificial; they are but two culturally-defined regions
> in the multidimensional space of human experience. Second, even as
> conventionally defined there is an enormous overlap between the two
> spheres. Third, the interplay between them (and the rest) is so
> individual that arguing about them is even more pointless than arguing
> over ones experience of the color "red" vs that of the color "blue."
>
> I could go on, but I think my point is made.
>
> Perhaps it's just because there is more adolescent angst here than
> this (relatively) old man is used to, but there sure seems to be a
> lot of folks out to buttress their own sense of self-worth by throwing
> up challenges such as this, pitting their world-view against those who
> might see things differently. It doesn't work. Trust me; such attempts
> to "enlighten" form a hollow goal.
>
> -Ed
Er, I'm not saying I want to separate intelligence from emotion. What I am
saying is that some IDM music has a tendency to be written with a focus on
the mathematics behind the sound rather than just making a good decent tune.
(Sorry m@2zo, I think you've already said this). I don't think that this
approach to music making has very much longevity in it, except to the elite
few. That's not to say it's invalid. After all, it might influence someone
down the line who uses it as an ingredient in their own music, but I don't
think it stands very well on it's own. This genre needs more musicians and
less scientists.
PS. I'm not trying to enlighten anyone Ed. Didn't mean it sound that way.
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