hellothisisalex,
BoC most definitely utilize their artwork, samples and song titles to
fulfill a greater mandate of sorts, however off-kilter and conceptual it is.
The overall feeling you get from what they produce is hazy, but definite--it
is all interwoven and interrelated. I would say that a great part of their
success in this is using programmatic song titles--an example is 'the
smallest weird number'--to infuse meaning into music that would otherwise be
vague and open. Even in using programmatic titles, the songs remain open,
just slightly more pointed towards some sort of idea. This is where I find
most electronic music seems to excel--even in undecipherable titles, some
sort of agenda is being hinted at--red herrings, confusion,
pseudo-linguistic, etc. These agendas aren't necessarily political,
religious et al, but can remain a great deal more open than a song with a
programmatic title and lyrics to limit your interpretation (I'm not saying
one is better than the other, simply that lyrics will tend to focus your
search for meaning in a song even more tightly than instrumental music).
This is part of what so strongly resonates for me with Geogaddi (esp.
combined with the book).
For other good examples of interesting programmatic song titles with
instrumental music, check out The Internet Chinese Music Archives'
(
http://www.ibiblio.org/pub/multimedia/chinese-music/) section on Chinese
Music in MP3 Format-->Traditional Music. Titles like "Ambush from All
Sides," "Crows Playing with Water," etc.
Mark & Melissa
hellothisisalex
www.hellothisisalex.com / records.hellothisisalex.com
mp3s at www.raw42.com/cgi-bin/featuredartist.pl?artist=213
mark@hellothisisalex
quoted 1 line i do find even the best music dull sometimes without some sort of tangent
>i do find even the best music dull sometimes without some sort of tangent
to
quoted 1 line immerse myself in... I think thats why boc do so well is because they have
>immerse myself in... I think thats why boc do so well is because they have
a
quoted 6 lines constructive approach to their song names samples and packaging ... much
>constructive approach to their song names samples and packaging ... much
>more interesting than a seemingly random pseudo anogram song title and a
>fractle picture ....but, if the content of the music is challinging enough
>to empathise with the probable mathematical content of the fractal and the
>title a linguistic pun of a formula perhaps.......
> i find with some music that uses a sample of spoken word or a
dramatic
quoted 1 line chord a source of investigation , a chance to progress from that instance
>chord a source of investigation , a chance to progress from that instance
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