everyone
there has been much bitching about music and styles
today...but one thing eludes me;
what is DSP ? someone let me know! :)
anyway - no need to bitch. if you dont like it, dont
buy it. surely everyone has the right to write and
listen to whatever they want! i'm sure plenty of
people dont get into our stuff - every style has its
place and its people!
peace
posthuman
--- Alex Reynolds <reynolda@sas.upenn.edu> wrote: > >
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2001 01:57:33 -0600
quoted 60 lines From: Matt U <mattu@mindspring.com>
> > From: Matt U <mattu@mindspring.com>
> > Subject: Re: [idm] old vs. new autechre
> >
> > Personally, I give even less credence to the
> "let's see if you can do
> > better" argument than the "they ain't what they
> used to be" argument,
> > and that's not saying much.
>
> okay, but why?
>
> in turn, i will ask, "why does you want quad, penta,
> sexta repetae?"
> autechre could have copied themselves over and again
> and easily
> ensured their fan-base and livelihood. is that what
> you folks are
> after?
>
> there is something to be said for artists who decide
> to keep
> challenging themselves -- and the listener, at the
> risk of alienating
> him/her -- after reaching a level of critical
> success. suakrates says
> it best: "i'll keep my fans forever learners..." the
> baseball players
> that hit homeruns also get struck out occasionally,
> but you remember
> their names and it's fun to watch them play.
>
> let autechre worry about autechre...
>
> in turn, i will ask the same question i asked months
> ago: "why are a
> majority of 'musicians' today making their living on
> the gimmick of a
> particular type of sound?" and, yes, i am talking
> about the
> "DSP-fuckery" cadre of musicians -- you know who you
> are -- who sell
> stylistic technique under the guise of creative
> substance.
>
> to me, what it boils down to are a dearth of
> creative sense and a
> glut of plug-ins that make pretty much any laptop
> owner under 20 an
> "artist" and a media darling.
>
> all that i can do as a listener is wait for the
> dross to settle.
> (failing that, i can always fall back on folk music.
> it's always been
> good to me.)
>
> selah,
> a.
>
>
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