My point was, in saying to use the tools in new ways, is to advance the
state of music. To innovate. :) It's a personal goal, but important for
the evolution of sound.
Chad . . .
:)
quoted 54 lines From: "Bordeaux, Ethan" <Ethan.Bordeaux@analog.com>
>From: "Bordeaux, Ethan" <Ethan.Bordeaux@analog.com>
>To: chad mossholder <twine_sound@hotmail.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: RE: (idm) Re: DSP plugin
>Date: Tue, 10 Aug 1999 11:38:32 -0400
>
>i agree that it's good to use whatever technology you can, but i don't
>necessarily believe that you have to use it ways no one else has. the
>point
>should be to use technology to create whatever vision you have trapped in
>your
>head. if it involves implementing traditional techniques that's fine.
>focusing
>on using tools in ways they've never been used before feels like an
>avant-garde
>motivation. however, i feel electronic music is most effective when it
>involves
>both a strong internal motivation from the composer AND techniques of
>creating/finding sound that may not have been considered in the past.
>
>on a related note - i think it's pretty neat that a lot of my favorite
>artists
>are influenced by avant-garde electronics, even though they might not
>necessarily sound very much like them. it's the melding of "academic
>sound" and
>music that i'm most fascinated with right now...
>
>ethan
>
> > ----------
> > From: chad mossholder[SMTP:twine_sound@hotmail.com]
> > Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 1999 11.10 AM
> > To: Bordeaux, Ethan; idm@hyperreal.org
> > Subject: Re: (idm) Re: DSP plugin
> >
> >
> > I understand the point here. I guess the key is to utilize whatever
> > technology you can, push it as far as you can and use it in ways that no
>one
> > else is (which is damn near impossible sometimes ;) ) Anyhow, I
>agree
> > that it must be well crafted with a great attention to detail. EP7
>achieves
> > certainly achieves this. But then, so do Cage compositions that are
>relying
> > on Chance Operations. But, he generated these systems to achieve a
>desired
> > end. I guess my point is do whatever you have to, use whatever you have
>to,
> > just thor*ough*ly think out every minute detail. :)
> >
> > Chad . . .
> > twine . . .
> > http://home.earthlink.net/~twinesound
> >
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