quoted 8 lines In the Trance Europe Express booklet they say that Ralph "translates Sven's>In the Trance Europe Express booklet they say that Ralph "translates Sven's
>ideas, which often come in inspiration spurts, into the machines and out as
>breathtakingly panoramic and spiritual strains of music." I say this is
>bullshit: Ralph *IS* writing the music. The following is also from the same
>interview in TEX: (Ralph speaking) "As a musician he's (SV) not playing
>anything or programming but he knows how to communicate with me and I know
>what he needs if he has ideas. Either he sings or does noises or whatever
>to express himself" Well, it sure as hell isn't showing up on the records.
how do you know? were you there at the studio when the record was
being made?
to take a real life example, the Hardkiss record God Within that some
of you may be familiar with was done at our studio. i ran all the
gear on those sessions - chose the sounds, operated the sequencer, and
played most of it. but i didn't write the song and i don't want my
picture on the record. scott hardkiss would hum or sing lines and i'd
play them and he'd say "yeah" or "no, more bouncy" or whatever. i
imagine that this is exactly the same situation that Sven & Ralf has.
quoted 6 lines The unfortunate thing is that Ralph seems not to have a problem with>The unfortunate thing is that Ralph seems not to have a problem with
>getting little-or-no credit. The guy is a genius, and SV is a camera
>hog. "Accident In Paradise" should be "Accident In Paradise" by
>Ralph H, not Sven Vath. Sven Vath is about as much a musician as a
>guy sitting in the room with you while you write music, and saying
>"Yeah, i like that."
sorry, that's a crock. look at classical music - the composer writes
the score on paper and other musicians bring it to life. but it's not
"the 9th symphony" by fred's philharmonic orchestra, it's the 9th
symphony by beethoven. sven is the composer in this case. ralf is
the performer. i don't see a problem. if ralf is getting what he
wants from this deal (and i've never seen him state otherwise) then
who are you to object?
go buy ralf's "progressive attack" CD if it makes you feel better.
Jon Drukman jdrukman%dlsun87@oracle.com
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