Hey buddy
if you would pay attention you'd notice this was posted from another list
I'm on. It's NOT the NORD list however. I don't own such gear and if I did,
I wouldn't bother making sounds other people have already done. Sorry I
can't satisfy your curiosity...
-g
----- Original Message -----
From: "teardropb ." <boygothic@hotmail.com>
To: <galaxey@sdccu.net>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, May 21, 2001 1:49 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] From another list I'm on...
: Ok Gilly, i did not like confield much but i am very interested in hearing
: your *autechre* patches.
:
: i dont have access to a nord modular, can i reconstruct the patches in
: reaktor or vaz modular?
:
: Perhaps you can post links to mp3 you derived from your patches.Again, im
: very interested in hearing what your talking about.
:
: regards,
:
: teardropb
: icq 55962348
: irc #reaktor on DALnet
:
: >From: "Gilly" <galaxey@sdccu.net>
: >To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
: >Subject: [idm] From another list I'm on...
: >Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 01:32:29 -0700
: >
: >anonymous wrote:
: >
: >There is nothing wrong with making music for yourself. That's missing
the
: >point.
: >
: >There is something wrong with charging me $15 + $7 in ticketbastard fees
to
: >go watch two guys do a bunch of shit i sit here and do with my nord
modular
: >anyway.
: >
: >Let me elaborate on this.
: >
: >This recent autechre tour has become the joke of the nord-modular list.
: >For
: >those who don't know, the Nord Modular is one of many synthesizers
: >available
: >on the market today. It also happens to be ae's primary synth, if not
the
: >only thing they use on some of their tracks.
: >
: >One of the many capabilities of the modular, depending on the user's
: >experience and skill, is that one can actually write chaotic evolving
: >patches. Most of us know how to do it by now, and we all know Autechre
: >does.
: >
: >So this entire week the list has been filled with "autechre concert"
: >patches
: >from people like me pissed that they paid money to go hear a demo of a
: >synthesizer...
: >
: >...and some of them are *dead on*. perfect.
: >
: >which basically shows that autechre is pulling a big "fuck you" to their
: >fans. any of us who know how to use the nord can do this crap. it takes
a
: >bit of practice learning the ramp controls and logic functions, but once
: >you've got it down you can be Instant-Autechre.
: >
: >This, to me, is not music. It's a patch on a synth. I can sit here at
: >home
: >and listen to my own versions of it instead of paying $22 to stand in a
: >dark, hot crowded room and listen to Sean Booth act like he's actually
: >doing
: >something innovative.
: >
: >This is "wankery" to me. It's boring. Those of you listening to it
: >thinking "man, that's crazy...they're switching from 3/4 to 9/15 and
: >back"...well, no, they aren't. it's a bunch of algorithms on a synth
doing
: >it, and it wouldn't matter if there was someone in front of the synth or
: >not.
: >
: >So obviously, I wanted to know why Roxi liked it (do try to read all the
: >posts before replying next time ;), not "why she lacks the capability of
: >knowing any better" or however that was twisted. I think a lot of people
: >like this crap because it's Autechre, and Autechre is cool, so they're
: >supposed to like it. That's just lame. There are hundreds of bands out
: >there doing this kind of stuff, only better. Richie Devine writes his
own
: >dsp code for his tracks, for chrissakes...Phoenecia melded miami booty
bass
: >with idm...even some of Jake Mandell's stuff has a weird jazzy feel on
top
: >of the clicks and pops...and, of course, even though RDJ made up all that
: >junk about making his own custom synths and software, he still did some
: >amazing stuff with supercollider and has always been a positive innovator
: >in
: >the electronic music scene.
: >
: >I just wonder if all the same people would be listening to a cd of this
: >music if it was some unknown band. I doubt it, but who knows. This
isn't
: >an attack, so please don't read it that way.
: >"Anything that separates us is junk. Cause when it rains, both the pope
and
: >the prostitute get wet"
: > -Carlos Santana on racism
: > :::...\|/unity in diversity\|/..:::
: >
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