Forel : Sorry for "biting back" at you after your post...I've gotta remember
that it's usually a better policy to just move on through the posts if I
read something that rubs me the wrong way. I've gotta admit that my
response was somewhat spurned on by a string of replies that someone on the
list got about a month ago after posting an original track that they were
working on... Well, this person actually got some people on the list posting
replies that his music sucked, he had no skill, blahblahblah... It just
seems that there are some really mean-spirited people floating around out
there waiting to respond to some posts (and I'm not implying you). Anyways,
I guess I decided subconsciously at that point to be a "fighter for IDM
justice", which is just fu**ing ridiculous in itself... I apologize.
I think the reason that there really are so many people who are more willing
to technically dissect an artist's work (as opposed to listening to what the
artist was trying to imply and capture) is that there are quite a few people
in this list who make music and who *need* to carefully dissect musical
works to learn learn learn... I'll admit to hearing squarepusher's early,
early stuff and thinking "what a joke - I could do that easily". And I
could have, but now listen to Squarepusher's stuff - I can't touch the guy.
He's found his own style and place in the scene and it's really working for
him...
Anyhoooo, I'm in total agreement with you about the technical skill versus
lack of soul and meaning issue - there is a heck of alot of artists who are
putting out soul-less music (some 'Mouse on Mars' stuff gives me a soul-less
impression - uh-oh, I'd better duck!!).
And thanks much for the compliment on the original track... I've gotta
figure out what the heck to do with it next..! :)
-somrux.
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