quoted 7 lines So to me, when I see that to make a house> So to me, when I see that to make a house
> track, it HAS to have energy, HAS to be between
> 110-135 BPM, HAS to have a consistant beat,
> etc. I say no thanks... These rules/guidlines seem totally
> restricting. If you enjoy making regimented music, then
> fine, but I would certainly feel
> like part of a cookie cutter process if I made house music.
There are no such "rules" for making house music.
If you want to assume there *are* rules for house, then you must also
accept that IDM has similar rules: HAS to have no vocals, HAS to have an
inconsistent beat, HAS to prominently feature obviously synthesized sounds,
HAS to be done by men, HAS to be unperformable live, HAS to not use any
traditional acoustic instruments, HAS to be out of key.
There's a difference between a 'defining characteristic' and a 'rule'. The
fact that you even percieve the world of music as being made of rules must
make being a musician extremely painful for you. The creative process
doesn't need to begin by choosing a genre and then proceeding to follow its
"rules". IDM was born out of the idea that music does not need to fit into a
formula - IDM could be called the genreless genre - and that artists can
develop in whatever direction their mind takes them.
- Cf
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