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From:
Aaron D Meyers
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Date:
Sat, 31 Mar 2001 20:30:03 -0500
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Re: [idm] squarepusher (flanger) doesn't "PLAY" keyboards
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I see what you mean about some of the Flanger keyboards, but I think there is an implied emphasis on live instrumentation going on there too. At least thats the impression I got from the cover of Templates where Burnt Friedmann is sitting at a drumkit and Atom Heart is holding a bass. Of course, the execution seems to take a lot of studio tweaking/sequencing into the formula so perhaps there are some sequenced keys. Bottom line though is that Atom Heart is perhaps one of the most prolific IDM artists (at least in terms of published material) and anyone who makes that much music has GOT to have a handle on how to play the keyboard. At least I'd think so. Also, on the topic of Squarepusher and his liveness, could someone make a really nice video of his performance at Coachella? I wish I could fly out to catch it, but it comes right at the worst week of the semester with finals and all. Goddamnit. I'm sure they'll be plenty of peeps with MD recorders, but if he has a band with him, it'd be awesome if there was a video boot floating around afterwards. -Aaron
quoted 20 lines he's a guy with a fair amount of traditional music skills, and> > he's a guy with a fair amount of traditional music skills, and > probably plays keyboard well enough to play most of it in real > time. > probably it's recorded live in bits and pieces, and then edited. > it > doesn't sound step recorded to me, for the most part. > > whereas that Flanger album i just got (forget the title, it's the > one > where they cover Miles Davis' "So What")...those jazz keyboards > really sound like someone who can't play jazz piano using MIDI to > build something that approximates the effect. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > -- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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