Well, I'm re-thinking slightly myself now, since I realise that this isn't
essentially a 'review' but more like a 'press blurb' accompanying the
release, so its rhetorical function is different, i.e. primary function is
to accompany the music textually, rather than *appraise* it. However, that
said, you might draw website visitors in a bit more by supplementing the
'poetics' of personal narrative with some objective indicators, meaning
some musical/sonic reference points would be useful *before they listen*,
however generic or 'shorthand' they might be.
Anyway, this ain't no Masterclass in Music Appreciation, it's only the
sodding IDM list,
I hear you say ;-)
alan
--On 11 October 2005 09:29 -0600 joshua twentythree
<joshua@ropeswingcities.com> wrote:
quoted 106 lines oh, i knew we were going to get into this. i wrote it the way that i
> oh, i knew we were going to get into this. i wrote it the way that i
> wanted to. i knew that by not putting specific points as to what style of
> music it was i might make things a bit obscure as far as what the release
> sounded like.
>
> but...
>
> it's how i chose to do it completely aware of what i was leaving out and
> that's just how it is. part of my concept for this was that the writing
> that would accompany the releases would compliment the actual music, i
> wanted to invite people to listen to the sounds without resorting too,
> "hey, bro, this is straight up electro beats! give it a listen!". although
> i will concede that it probably wouldn't hurt to include like a
> "genre:idm" tag or something somewhere with each release.
>
> anyway, i see your point and see where i probably could have been a little
> more descriptive of the music, it's the first one of these i've done, so
> in the future i'll try to be a little bit more cognizant of the content of
> what i'm saying instead of just trying to write a pretty little story...
>
> ...i just went to a meeting and came back, anyway, you're right, i'll be
> more mindful of that in the future and maybe update the review on the site
> to include some information about what it sounds like.
>
>
> joshua.
> .......
> all time.
> http://ropeswingcities.com
> http://ropeswingcities.com/josh23
> http://spacepiratemusic.com
> http://acre-c.com
>
>>
>> All very well, and nicely poignant, but I can't help feeling that a music
>> review that doesn't describe actual musical content at all, relating only
>> a
>> personal reading of what narratives and emotions are evoked, is lacking.
>> If
>> someone hadn't heard Ten & Tracer's work before, would they have any idea
>> from this if they might like its *sound*?
>>
>> alan
>>
>> --On 10 October 2005 21:04 -0600 joshua twentythree
>> <joshua@ropeswingcities.com> wrote:
>>
>>> http://ropeswingcities.com
>>>
>>> On this EP, the first on Rope Swing Cities, we see Colorados Ten &
>>> Tracer
>>> turning in a new direction, taking a step away from the sort of hopeful
>>> melancholy of his previous releases on labels such as u-cover and
>>> 8bitpeoples. In the past Ten & Tracers sounds have held the feeling
>>> that
>>> in the end everything will be ok; the morning always comes after a long
>>> night. For In Such A Fix To Be So Fertile, we are kept from feeling that
>>> daylight will ever come.
>>>
>>> Fortunately for us, this doesnt mean that this release is fraught with
>>> the angst and depression of a tortured soul. What we have here is a
>>> contemplative walk through the city streets of your home after dark.
>>> Grey
>>> skies and concrete, hands stuffed deep into your pockets against the
>>> cold,
>>> attempting to find a clarity of mind that will give you answers to
>>> questions you have about who you are and what youre doing with your
>>> life.
>>> Instead of wallowing in emotion, we find analyzation and exploration,
>>> looking to discover things about yourself. In the 26 minutes that
>>> comprise
>>> this release, Ten & Tracer offers you a moment to stop and reflect on
>>> what
>>> has come before.
>>>
>>> joshua.
>>> .......
>>> all time.
>>> http://ropeswingcities.com
>>> http://ropeswingcities.com/josh23
>>> http://spacepiratemusic.com
>>> http://acre-c.com
>>>
>>>
>>>
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