On Sun, 16 Mar 1997 22:14:25 GD <g-d@worldnet.att.net> wrote:
quoted 5 lines each EP/LP combination - Envane/Chiastic sounds different than Anvil/Tri>each EP/LP combination - Envane/Chiastic sounds different than Anvil/Tri
>sounds different than Garbage/Amber. Here's what Chiastic and Envane
>have to offer that is original IMO: <snip>
>'Cichli' is in 10/4 and tunes in different meters are
>surprisingly rare for IDM in general;
Well, that's not properly true: The Black Dog & Plaid make extensive use of
3/4 beats and they also did some polymetric stuff; FSOL have a couple of 3/4
tracks in their latest offering and did some weird stuff in Lifeforms;
Squarepusher & Freeform (by the way, do someone know what's this chap doing
now?) have both done 6/4 stuff; Spooky's "Lowest Common Denominator" makes
use of two different time signatures (2x5/4 & 3x4/4 (or 1x6/4)) for the base
loop; Autechre themselves did a NO time signature track ("Nine" from Amber:
IMHO their masterpiece) and so on..
However I must admit that 10/4 (5/4?) is quite a rare metre in EVERY musical
genre, except maybe jazz.
Bye!
Mauro Longone
upanisad@iol.it