I must admit, although I understand where you're 'coming from'.... I grew
up listening to techno, then progressed into the myriad genres I listen to
today, but I have to disgree with your statement of 'non-reliance on the
voice and vocal forms'.. Techno (and a lot of early trance) is littered
with samples, little vocal snippets, cut, created into the melody of the
track... Heck, if I hadn'tve listened to techno, I would have missed a lot
of classic sci-fi flicks. I think the modern use of vocals as the main
point of a track is both commercial and good in some ways. I have an
excellent white label of Olive's 'You're not alone' which always goes down a
storm, and even gets people dancing, because a: they know the lyrics, and b:
it's a bangin trance choon, for want of a better description. I think that
creative use of vocals can elevate a track. I personally never write to
include lyrics, but I have some friends who are able to put words to the
track, so I can sample them, and use at my discretion.
House definitely has vocal roots. But I'm a progressive lad, and vocals are
usually confined to abstract moans and utterations, which lift a track
immensely. One of my current favourites is Pob/Boyd - 'Luna'. On Platipus
records. Excellent vocals, but no words. Especially loving the 'Rouge'
mix....
Rich
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From: <Mediadrome@aol.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, July 29, 2002 7:48 PM
Subject: [idm] Vocal Club Music
quoted 5 lines Is there a trend in producers to do more vocal tracks?> Is there a trend in producers to do more vocal tracks?
>
> It's like an attempt to join techno and trance sounds with song forms.
>
> It reminds me of the classic criticism of opera: The words and the song
form
quoted 3 lines slow down the action of the drama.> slow down the action of the drama.
>
> I get the same feeling with a lot of vocal club music. The vocal part
slows
quoted 4 lines down the energy of the trance/techno sounds.> down the energy of the trance/techno sounds.
>
> Techno and trance have a very different feeling than house and one of the
> big things that make it different is the nonreliance on the voice and
vocal
quoted 3 lines forms.> forms.
>
> Is there a commercial reason for these vocal tracks? Like you have a
better
quoted 8 lines chance to break into the top 40 with a vocal track?> chance to break into the top 40 with a vocal track?
>
> mediadrome
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