Hmmm, well after you've clarified the question I would tend to say that, for
the most part, folks don't need any specialized knowledge of music or art to
n-joy "IDM". I don't think that one needs to have an overly active
imagination or a creative mind to enjoy it or to understand it either. For
instance, a "good friend" of mine here in Houston loves this music as much
as I do. Furthermore, he is quite possibly the dullest, most un-imaginative
person I have ever known in my life. He'd be content with watching reruns
of spoon-fed comedy sitcoms 24/7 if he could get away with it. So i'd say
"nix". I think that even the poorest, dullest bastard could n-joy this
muzak just as much as the next guy.
Hope that this answer was a bit closer to the mark... = )
-somrux.
http://www.somrux.com
----- Original Message -----
From: "zachary mastoon" <zacharymastoon@hotmail.com>
To: <bishop@somrux.com>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, November 30, 2001 10:05 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] "intelligent dance music" or music for the "intelligent"?
quoted 2 lines I, myself, don't need to "understand" how an artist created a song or a
> >I, myself, don't need to "understand" how an artist created a song or a
> >sound or whatever. I listen to what I like to hear, and vice-versa...
For
quoted 6 lines instance, I have no idea how BoC comes up with the sweet tunes that they
> >instance, I have no idea how BoC comes up with the sweet tunes that they
> >make, and I really don't care to know either. In fact, it'd almost take
> >something away from it if I knew just how they made alot of their samples
> >and FX.
>
> i agree with your point, but i realize i should've clarified what i mean
by
quoted 1 line "understand" a bit more. well, no... let me put it this way: does it take
> "understand" a bit more. well, no... let me put it this way: does it take
a
quoted 8 lines level of imagination or creativity or knowledge of music or art to
> level of imagination or creativity or knowledge of music or art to
> *appreciate* it? adam: you may not know how people program synths and fuck
> around with complicated software, and somrux: you might not know music
> theory or where BOC gets their source material from, but i suppose i'm
> asking where people who appreciate this art are coming
> from- where are their heads coming from??
>
> z
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