quoted 5 lines I think one of the things that's pushed me away from IDM in recent years> I think one of the things that's pushed me away from IDM in recent years
> is this orientalism. The idea that a drum sound is played out- that
> making innovative "sounds" instead of tracks or mixes, is the problem.
> I'd rather listen to a solid hour-long minimal acid set than listen to
> some wank show off how many computations per second his Powerbook gets.
I think it is more a philosophical question using breaks or unique samples in
the songs. Even using the 808 or the 909 is not just about programming the
patterns and pressing play. It's the postproduction (or lets say unsing effects)
which can give the sound its fully potential.
Ok, we all have been able to see that there can be a whole kind of music based
on one simple (and unbelievable sounding) instrument (takling about the 303).
And I agree that this special kind of sound, coming out of this instrument will
never be boring or played out. But there will (and has to be) a development in
music.
And isn't it just great taking any kind of sample and building a whole song
whith all the stuff out of it (like Funkstoerung for example does) sounding
linke nothing you ever heard before?
So in my opinion it's the sound that counts in the end.
Sok
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