Miles Egan <cullen@aimnet.com> wrote:
quoted 1 line One of the things I like most about IDM and Amber in particular is that> One of the things I like most about IDM and Amber in particular is that
it
quoted 1 line operates mostly beyond the restraints of traditional (and boring)> operates mostly beyond the restraints of traditional (and boring)
concepts
quoted 2 lines of what consitutes a "song." If you listen carefully you'll discover that> of what consitutes a "song." If you listen carefully you'll discover that
> it's just a structure and progression you're not accustomed to. This is
a
quoted 3 lines GOOD THING!> GOOD THING!
>
> We've spent the last several hundred years working western ideas of
melody
quoted 1 line and harmony into the ground. Isn't it time for something new?> and harmony into the ground. Isn't it time for something new?
Autechre, Amber and rdj are not the only ways to make completely new music.
If possible, check out some recent Belgian bands like:
dEUS, Moondog Jr., Flowers For Breakfast (Avant-garde rock)
Kiss My Jazz (Avant-garde jazz)
Die Anarchistische Abendunterhaltung (Experimental neo-classicism)
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