quoted 2 lines Oval isn't to be slammed for manipulating other people's works to their>>Oval isn't to be slammed for manipulating other people's works to their
>>own ends any more than their vinyl-spinning counterparts are.
wrecktangle:
quoted 5 lines So, would you say that the sound generated by a CD player skipping through>So, would you say that the sound generated by a CD player skipping through
>a scratched CD was obtained through an effort equal to that of someone who
>skips through and rearranges the sounds on a record by hand? If this is
>your opinion I would have to disagree, because DJs will at least do SOME
>of the work in making their music...
Well, therin lies the rub.
The notion that Oval's recordings are the result of
pressing 'play' and 'record' while a scratched up CD skips is false.
They're the result of a multitude of scratched up CDs skipping. :)
Seriously, their work is another example of collage.
Like DJs. The difference being the timing, essentially. DJs work
(usually) on the fly (as it were), which is definitely a skill and
an artform. Contrast that with a recording artist (electronic) that
performs a similar job of juxtaposition (rhythm & melody), but in
the comfort of his/her studio (bedroom).
I have a healthy respect for the job that DJs do, more so surely than the
average beneficiary of their work. The third record. Two inspired journeys
courtesy Teep. One artist, underdog, invisible, with cross-fades and
back-spins for all.
and
I have rarely heard ambient/experimental music as complex and alien
as Oval's. It never occured to me to demote their material to anything
other than well-done electronic listening music. There are involving,
emotive themes in their work. The fact that it is comprised of skipping
CDs is rather beside the point, though it's a fact that I find
very intriguing.
random junk:
quoted 3 lines so, while i may not care for oval that much (i know people on the net>so, while i may not care for oval that much (i know people on the net
>who were making albums out of skipping CDs five years ago), i wouldn't
>say what they do is any less *valid* because of it.
That's the spirit. :)