As much as I don't care what's in my burger (to a certain extent
offcourse >:-), as long as it tastes good, I don't care how the
music is made, as long as I like it...and I like Confield, no
matter what people say or do to convice me otherwise!
TheTec
Den Haag, The Netherlands
http://www.fredscape.com
np: Ladytron - 604
--- Ben Hatchelt <hatchelt@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > But what about
the people who know nothing about Nord
quoted 105 lines Modular?! :)
> Modular?! :)
>
> --- Gilly <galaxey@sdccu.net> wrote: > anonymous
> wrote:
> >
> > There is nothing wrong with making music for
> > yourself. That's missing the
> > point.
> >
> > There is something wrong with charging me $15 + $7
> > in ticketbastard fees to
> > go watch two guys do a bunch of shit i sit here and
> > do with my nord modular
> > anyway.
> >
> > Let me elaborate on this.
> >
> > This recent autechre tour has become the joke of the
> > nord-modular list. For
> > those who don't know, the Nord Modular is one of
> > many synthesizers available
> > on the market today. It also happens to be ae's
> > primary synth, if not the
> > only thing they use on some of their tracks.
> >
> > One of the many capabilities of the modular,
> > depending on the user's
> > experience and skill, is that one can actually write
> > chaotic evolving
> > patches. Most of us know how to do it by now, and
> > we all know Autechre
> > does.
> >
> > So this entire week the list has been filled with
> > "autechre concert" patches
> > from people like me pissed that they paid money to
> > go hear a demo of a
> > synthesizer...
> >
> > ...and some of them are *dead on*. perfect.
> >
> > which basically shows that autechre is pulling a big
> > "fuck you" to their
> > fans. any of us who know how to use the nord can do
> > this crap. it takes a
> > bit of practice learning the ramp controls and logic
> > functions, but once
> > you've got it down you can be Instant-Autechre.
> >
> > This, to me, is not music. It's a patch on a synth.
> > I can sit here at home
> > and listen to my own versions of it instead of
> > paying $22 to stand in a
> > dark, hot crowded room and listen to Sean Booth act
> > like he's actually doing
> > something innovative.
> >
> > This is "wankery" to me. It's boring. Those of you
> > listening to it
> > thinking "man, that's crazy...they're switching from
> > 3/4 to 9/15 and
> > back"...well, no, they aren't. it's a bunch of
> > algorithms on a synth doing
> > it, and it wouldn't matter if there was someone in
> > front of the synth or
> > not.
> >
> > So obviously, I wanted to know why Roxi liked it (do
> > try to read all the
> > posts before replying next time ;), not "why she
> > lacks the capability of
> > knowing any better" or however that was twisted. I
> > think a lot of people
> > like this crap because it's Autechre, and Autechre
> > is cool, so they're
> > supposed to like it. That's just lame. There are
> > hundreds of bands out
> > there doing this kind of stuff, only better. Richie
> > Devine writes his own
> > dsp code for his tracks, for chrissakes...Phoenecia
> > melded miami booty bass
> > with idm...even some of Jake Mandell's stuff has a
> > weird jazzy feel on top
> > of the clicks and pops...and, of course, even though
> > RDJ made up all that
> > junk about making his own custom synths and
> > software, he still did some
> > amazing stuff with supercollider and has always been
> > a positive innovator in
> > the electronic music scene.
> >
> > I just wonder if all the same people would be
> > listening to a cd of this
> > music if it was some unknown band. I doubt it, but
> > who knows. This isn't
> > an attack, so please don't read it that way.
> > "Anything that separates us is junk. Cause when it
> > rains, both the pope and
> > the prostitute get wet"
> > -Carlos Santana on racism
> > :::...\|/unity in diversity\|/..:::
> >
> >
> >
>
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