No, i must say that all i can muster is from my own brain. the art history
classes i had, and a bit of common sense.
I think the thing to realize is that it (music and our relationship with it)
is all happening on a small local scale- and then translated onto a much
larger scale (via the press, distributions etc.) but much like your kinder
garden games of "telephone"; a lot of the original meanings are distorted.
which is ok. it's like any art. each person has his own interpretation. and
cultures change things too. In Holland the IDM scene may be seen as an
intellectual excursive. And in SF it may be seen as a fringe form of
consciousness [hipyesque] expression... both are right. It is all dependant
on where you are coming from. [these examples are just pure fiction i just
made up, so don't think i meant that]
the number one influences in today's [electronic] music, IMO is:
technology -- and what it offers us in terms of tools, it's our evolution.
And for most of us, we are in the back seat simply using, manipulating what
is on offer -- followed by
personal influences/ideals -- which may or may not be influenced by anything
from past music, present politics, religion, drugs or just about anything--
So, even though techno may have come from Detroit. I've never been there.
Nor does that kind of music interest me. My influences are closer to me. As
they usually are for most people. It all strings together though- as my
influence had another influence which in turn may [or may not] have been
from Detroit...
popular opinion... i.e. what is "in", where and what is "not"... what makes
a good song, what is "in it's time" behind it's time or ahead [and there
fore not accepted]. Even for a scene that stresses being 'ahead' of it's
time, certain things can still be too left or right from the new center. In
IDM a few years ago, if some unknown artist started doing evolving random
beats with record clicks and pops, no one might have paid any attention, but
the time was ripe for it in our scene. IDM is a scene just like any other.
We are not "popular" and some of us even cringe at the idea of being
"pop"... but WHY? It's this fear of being "normal" of not being unique. Once
you stop having the "fear" of being unique- but just realize that you ARE...
then, you will start to make unique music... [sorry if I sound like an
Indian hippy]. I think the one exception [and there are always many
exceptions] is: GOOD music... it tends to shine through at any time... and
it is hard to find. I'd say only 2% of all the music in ANY scene is good...
but that's the music we all look for. What is "GOOD" music? haha...
For some people those three might not be in that order. Obviously, this is
my order of importance. And I'll leave it up to you to decide in what order
they are in for you. See? It's all personal.
Look, in the end all the academic writing isn't going to help you. It's
music. It's you. You can argue any point ad infinitum (really, you can!).
It's supposed to make you feel happy; or at least "feel". Heck, even sad
music makes you feel happy to be sad -- for those people, they want that
feeling...
find out why you make, or like listening to music [if you even need to], and
then just do it. stop thinkin' and start living... it's a short trip.
=))))
With kind,
Sebastian.
quoted 2 lines thanks a lot. u'r a great.
>thanks a lot. u'r a great.
>do u know any academic writting/source about the sampling technology, onquoted 2 lines CAndyMan szoon
>CAndyMan szoon
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