personally, I like IDM (and a lot of other electronic music) because I liked
the idea of someone sitting down at a computer and thinking/feeling their
way through modern tools (i.e. new, non-historical tools with no sense of
emotional softness) to create something beautiful. I mean, it's one thing to
sit down at a piano and write a melody...the piano has a long history with a
wealth of emotional moments. No one thinks of a piano as a tool...it's a
beautiful instrument with a much-heralded history (okay, that's fluff, but
you get the idea). A PC? Well, toss a couple of brand-spanking new software
packages on there and hook it to a sampler...well, when it comes out, you've
created something beautiful (whatever that is to your ears) from these tools
that have no historical reference other than that which you've given them.
Okay, you might say that the PC is starting to gather an emotional feel and
maybe this metaphor isn't so accurate...well, probably true. But maybe
that's also why I'm starting to bore of IDM...maybe this description is
where I was three years ago...
anyway...it's cool sometimes to know how it's done, but really, if it's good
enough, your imagination never gets to that question.
---brian
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jean-Patrice Remillard [mailto:jeanpatrice@hotmail.com]
Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2001 2:53 PM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: [idm] neurotic?
Oh I love the IDM list, been reading it for the last year and posted 1 or
two times but... there's something about it that just make me think there's
something in common between "IDM" lovers. Seems like there's an obsession in
"finding the latest *hot* shit", "find out how it was done." Why? No,
pleeze, tell me :)
All I want with music, is a element of ambience, fun moments and exciting
noises. I dont think its that important to know how its done...
Is it possible that IDM lovers are in a constant search of "being blown
away" to then find a way to impress others?
Oh well, i was just checking... Just thought I had to share my love for
music, not machines.
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