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From:
Edward Pond
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Date:
Wed, 11 Feb 1998 14:52:16 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) m's and p's
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quoted 8 lines Maybe I just want pleasing sounds to wash my soul with.>Maybe I just want pleasing sounds to wash my soul with. > >NOT innovation >NOT breaking of existing standards >NOT transgressing barriers > >Just PLEASE something enjoyable. Or relaxing. Or exciting. Or to >shake my bones to.
This makes me think of LTJ Bukem whose music I really like. I say him because the music is hugely enjoyable but predictable. But his style is described as 'breaking the rules' by the music press. I suppose it's all relative.
quoted 3 lines The very word "noise" as title for the book from which the thought>The very word "noise" as title for the book from which the thought >process is taken says quite a lot. Noise does not always equal >music. Well, not to my ears, it doesn't.
How about this idea: Music is order in the chaos of noise. Noise (as in 'noise music') is not music but a different kind of order. 'Sonicly Interesting' is a description from Mr Twin that springs to mind. -Ed