"nat hawks" <natbot@hotmail.com> writes:
quoted 13 lines an obvious, but interesting, point to ad to this discussion is the idea that
> an obvious, but interesting, point to ad to this discussion is the idea that
> if you want to do something unlike anything before, you have to know what
> has gone before. if Aphex is going to create the 'next step' my man better
> damn well know what he is stepping beyond. by being learned in the past, he
> can clearly see what is missing, and what needs to be done, even the 'how'
> and 'why' come to light after much deliberation i'm sure.
>
> ... i very much enjoy the idea of a sound never heard before and what that
> does to expand the listener's understanding of limitations in general (i
> believe this is largely what the TRUE psychodelic musical movement was based
> on).
>
> -old man nat.
I hate having to rehash this fray again (check the archives for my
fucking genius essays on the topic 2 years ago *wink*) but I just want
to say Aphex Twin is not the end-all of creative force. He has
admitted freely about being influenced by both Luke Vibert and
Squarepusher. You can also tell he is influenced by everybody from
Eno to Raymond Scott to Philip Glass.
But anyway, nobody is completely free of influence. Influence and
emulation are good things. Pure biting of another person's style
isn't even a bad thing. It's not very creative but it is a great
learning tool, as somebody pointed out earlier in the thread. I never
would have learned how to write beats if i didn't sit down and analyze
the fuck out of every record I ever bought. The key is to take what
you learn from others and apply your own ideas to improve on
techniques.
Josh
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