I, myself, don't need to "understand" how an artist created a song or a
sound or whatever. I listen to what I like to hear, and vice-versa... For
instance, I have no idea how BoC comes up with the sweet tunes that they
make, and I really don't care to know either. In fact, it'd almost take
something away from it if I knew just how they made alot of their samples
and FX.
But then again that's just my 2 pennies worth. : ) Good string subject,
tho.
-somrux.
http://www.somrux.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "zachary mastoon" <zacharymastoon@hotmail.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 8:53 AM
Subject: [idm] "intelligent dance music" or music for the "intelligent"?
quoted 2 lines i have found myself in the same argument over and over again, and
> i have found myself in the same argument over and over again, and
> how could i find a better group of people to ask about it than those of
you
quoted 5 lines on a discussion list about so-called "intelligent dance music"?
> on a discussion list about so-called "intelligent dance music"?
>
> and, i'll apologize in advance for those of you that think of IDM as a
> musical genre, because that idea is so laughable that each time i find
> myself in a record store and see an IDM section i cringe; however, the
music
quoted 3 lines discussed on this list- for the most part- could be a meta-genre in the
> discussed on this list- for the most part- could be a meta-genre in the
> sense that (again, i'm generalizing) it appeals to 1) musicians and other
> kinds of artists 2) academics & other sorts of nerds, 3) computer geeks
(see
quoted 4 lines #2), and 4) a handful of none-of-the-above who actually want to listen to
> #2), and 4) a handful of none-of-the-above who actually want to listen to
> sonically challenging music...
>
> SO, being that music discussed on this list encompasses more of a
conceptual
quoted 2 lines slant relying on sound design, technique, and experimentation with form,
> slant relying on sound design, technique, and experimentation with form,
> will it forever be relegated to this pretentious upper echelon of people
who
quoted 4 lines "understand" what that nerd behind the laptop is doing and, therefore,
> "understand" what that nerd behind the laptop is doing and, therefore,
> eliminate the dullards who listen to lite jazz and have never heard of
> ornette coleman- let alone miles davis? does that make the former more
> intelligent than the latter? do you need to know about music and art to
like
quoted 3 lines this shit?
> this shit?
>
> if the answer is yes, it's more fuel for the fire... it makes the brow
even
quoted 8 lines higher...
> higher...
>
> please share your thoughts if you want... at least just tell me you're
> pretentious, too :)
>
> zak.
>
> np- oval "systemisch" (but i also brought a coldplay cd to work today)
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