On 06/02/2000 16:19, Michael Upton said in living color:
quoted 17 lines ===== Original Message From Aaron S Michelson <asm2+@andrew.cmu.edu> =====>> ===== Original Message From Aaron S Michelson <asm2+@andrew.cmu.edu> =====
>
>> Sean Booth and Rob Brown continue to push their machinery
>> into questionable realms of polyrhythmic trickery.
>
> Excuse me if I come across as a) a pedant and b) a smart ass, but I can't
> think of a single track by Autechre that's polyrhythmic.
>
> Syncopated, yes, often very, but always only one time signature at any given
> time, so far as I can tell.
>
> The use of "polyrhythmic" to mean "layered rhythms" or "rhythmically
> complicated" is one of my pet peeves. A bit like when "4 4" used to mean "a
> kick on every beat".
>
> But, hey, the meaning of a word is most usefully defined by its current usage,
> I guess, so I'll calm down and shut up. :)
/metoo metoo...
I find it funny (and unnerving at the same time) when people refer to
"complex time signatures" and such in idm or other popular music when, most
of the time, it is really music in 4/4 with slightly more sophisticated
rhythms than they're accustomed to.
g.
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Guillaume Grenier - gollum@videotron.ca
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