On Thu, 27 Jun 2002, ugly and mean wrote:
quoted 1 line and who did Aphex study to learn his technique?> and who did Aphex study to learn his technique?
lots of people. believe me. art does not come out of nowhere - all works
of art are influenced by what has gone before. truly we are standing on
the shoulders of giants, and that is the only way it can be. this is not
imitation, it's the process of creation. if you've ever heard any song,
it has already influenced any music you may write - even if you choose to
consciously write something that sounds completely different, it has still
influenced you to do this.
some people might like to think of the genius-composer with a direct line
to god, his music beaming from outer space into his secret labratory were
he lives sequestered from all outside influence. this is a nice, romantic
notion, but it just isn't this way. there are no innovations that do not
build on previous innovations.
yeah, i'm tired of saying "hey, this sounds like autechre." that's ok. i
don't have to listen to it, and plenty of other people might want to. and
a few of these clones will take what they've learned from autechre and afx
and go on to do something new, and that's enough peace of mind for me...
j
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