someone wrote:
quoted 4 lines Interesting that you think so. I believe that autechre have> Interesting that you think so. I believe that autechre have
> progressed
> immensly over the years, though they have continued to exploit music
> within some rather small boundries.
Funny you guys are talking about this cuz a DJ friend of mine and I
were discussing Ae tonite while we waited for UBERZONE to come on
stage. He and I concluded that Ae are way ahead many others in the
game. We get blown away with each release, but Ae and other IDM
artists need to come up with a new formula. Seems to me, that RDJ
created the IDM formula with SAW#1:
a. Focus you attention on wicked beats (Ae are masters at this!)
b. make the beats distorted to get even more wicked (RDJ gets the
credit b/x he was distorting beats back when Ae was using a dry
606/808 on Incunabula) actually distorto beats should be credited to
the industrial artists from back in the day....
c. add some small little melody/synth line on top (Ae does this
plenty, esp on Chicli Suite/Chiastic Slide) RDJ has too many tracks to
mention that do this. BOCHUM WELT is 100% guilty.
d. Loop it, let it run forever (Ae no doubt)
e. cut out loop A here, cut out loop B there, bring back loop a, etc.
pretty obvious stuff.
f. Wah-la you have your self an IDM track.
I don't know how to make the wicked sounds that Ae and the like do,
but all these minimal IDM artists do follow a standard formula. I am
not saying it's bad, I love it, but it is a constant formula. Of
course it's better than 4on the floor dance caca, but when it becomes
to obvious I crave more. This maybe why I like Atom Hearts crazy RI
releases. Too me that guy lacks all music structure (which is awesome)
He doesn't care what gets thrown in, but he programs like a mad man:)
Atom Heart is definitely a step above many......
get Brown for a good start where Atom Heart makes no sense
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