Ok, this may seem really far out... but do any of you imagine colours
when you listen to music? I am a very visual person, and sometimes when
I listen to music I arrange the sounds and melodies in my mind so I can
remember them or listen to the different things going on. For example,
layers of sound with the beat on the bottom and melodies on top, or if
the bass is prominent it is bigger in my mind. (Compare to the layout of
a sequencing program). Then of course I think in color, not in black and
white, so to me certain songs have different colors.
Here is a list of selected electronic artists and the color that comes
immediately to my mind when I think of the music they create (that I've
heard):
Funckarma - brown
Autechre - maroon
Squarepusher - red
L'usine - light brown with shades of yellow
Mouse on Mars - purple, yellow, orange
Gimmik - soft purple
Download - orangey brown with shades of purple & pink
Boards of Canada - baby blue
Sun Electric - light pink and purple
Stars of the Lid - sweet pastels
Aphex Twin - umm.........every color of the rainbow I guess -- no single
color comes to mind!
Notice the progression of colors from dark to light. Can you see how the
colors relate to the music.....?
Some of the colors probably are influenced by a particular album cover
(e.g. BOC Music Has the Right to Children, or Download III), but HOW
FITTING those colors are!
I know, call me weird.
Hey, I'm bored. (I'm supposed to be working.)
-Sharon
np: Yunx - Tenson
cute & happy with little whistle pips
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