On Fri, 9 Sep 1994 ccastge@prism.gatech.edu wrote:
quoted 2 lines This whole "ambient" thing is getting to be really annoying. "Just take a> > This whole "ambient" thing is getting to be really annoying. "Just take a
> > load of synths, tape down a few keys making weird pulsing noises...
Uninspired music, as a whole, is annoying. Perhaps you should check
out "Ambient Volume 1: A brief History of Ambient" on Virgin. It's a
bargain (2 CDs). You get Amorphous Androgynous, Eno, Fripp, and
Sylvian in the same package.
Ambient has been around for about a century as art music. I think
its important to realize that a lot of IDM composers cite early
non-techno ambient as an influence.
quoted 4 lines What do the music makers among us out there do? Do you take every minute at> What do the music makers among us out there do? Do you take every minute at
> the keys seriously, and try your damndest to get something to sound
> perfect, or do you dabble around a bit, and when it sounds 'right', call it
> a tune?
You cant force inspiration, but when you finally get it the music seems
to take over. I'm never really *satisfied* with a mix. I have this
sneaking suspician that I would just sort of explode if everything turned
out perfect. Last nite I was positive that the remixes I was working
on were all wrong, but they sounded OK this morning. I think it must
have been a bad enchilada.
James Lumb
Electric Skychurch
jlumb@netcom.com