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quoted 2 lines Speaking of classical things and harmonically rich IDM or whatever, I

>Speaking of classical things and harmonically rich IDM or whatever, I >always thought it would be cool if someone put together a compilation

of IDM interpretations of some of Bartok's Mikrokosmos. it already happened. Akira Rabelais "Eisoptrophobia" (Ritornell). actually it's a mix of Bartok easy piano pieces, some from Microcosmos, with some Satie pieces including some of the warhorses. basically, he played them on piano and then put them through the dsp wringer; they sound very weathered, as if we can barely hear music from a distant epoch. the pieces are mostly still recognizable. it's nice, though it reduces the pieces to a kind of an atmosphere where once they were succinct statements. still, it's derivative work. not that that's bad, but i'm still curious if anyone can use harmonic ideas creatively (as creatively as sonarity and rhythm get used) in contemporary electronica. that said, let's not forget all the bloated prog rock crap from the seventies that strove to make 'harmonically rich, developed music"...it makes a good case for minimalism. k --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org