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[idm] Re: idm...all musicians?

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2001-08-03 16:17david barna [idm] Re: idm...all musicians?
2001-08-03 16:48EggyToast Re: [idm] Re: idm...all musicians?
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2001-08-03 16:17david barna>--- Andreas Tilliander <andreas.tilliander@deo.com >wrote: >this got me thinking. is ther
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[idm] Re: idm...all musicians?
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quoted 7 lines --- Andreas Tilliander <andreas.tilliander@deo.com>--- Andreas Tilliander <andreas.tilliander@deo.com >wrote: >this got me thinking. is there anyone on this list >that doesn?t make music >him/herself? >is there such a thing as an "idm"listener that is >nothing but a listener?
actually, i'm not a musician and never have been. i've always been into music though. one thing i can't stand is when people discount a negative music review and say "i'd like to see you make something better"...bullshit and completely irrelevant. one thing though, i've come to appreciate found sound sources a lot more after watching a friend of mine make electronic music and messing around a little bit with some of his equipment. i've also become aware of how little effort it takes to make some of the generic electronica that is currently flooding the market. it seems that for every two good albums released there are at least fifty or more bad/mediocre lps. example: the complation "clicks and cuts 2". i swear this thing could of been condensed into two discs instead of three. there is at least an hour worth of tracks that are poorly written and should have never been released. _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org
2001-08-03 16:48EggyToast>"i'd like to see you make something better"...bullshit > and completely irrelevant. Total
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quoted 2 lines "i'd like to see you make something better"...bullshit>"i'd like to see you make something better"...bullshit > and completely irrelevant.
Totally agree. It's also horribly rampant, and is why most people are deathly afraid of singing, drawing, or painting just for fun.
quoted 2 lines one thing though, i've come to appreciate found sound sources a lot more> one thing though, i've come to appreciate found sound sources a lot more > after watching a friend of mine make electronic music and messing around
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quoted 1 line little bit with some of his equipment. i've also become aware of how> little bit with some of his equipment. i've also become aware of how
little
quoted 1 line effort it takes to make some of the generic electronica that is currently> effort it takes to make some of the generic electronica that is currently
quoted 1 line flooding the market. it seems that for every two good albums released> flooding the market. it seems that for every two good albums released
there
quoted 1 line are at least fifty or more bad/mediocre lps.> are at least fifty or more bad/mediocre lps.
This always becomes the case whenever a style of music becomes relatively popular. This is also a valid argument why someone would want to stay on the cutting edge -- just enjoying a style for what it is can get really stagnant, and fast. You'd be surprised at the amount of people who "want to make music just like aphex twin." There isn't any real dexterity that needs to be learned, there isn't any real music background, but by jorge, they have the programs and they're gonna do it! The advantage to instruments like guitars or piano is that it's relatively obvious when you hear someone who's good, and who cares about what they're playing. This isn't to say that you should only pursue virtuosos, but someone who cares about what they're doing is going to end up sounding a lot better than someone who g0t th3 l4t35t w4r3z h4x0r 4ppz f0r th31r k3wl ch00nz. So, idm needs a little more caring. That's not so much to ask, is it? :D cheers, derek ------- eggytoast.com ------- now with 10% more love --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org