quoted 11 lines The way I see it, part of the problem is 'genrefication' - give =>The way I see it, part of the problem is 'genrefication' - give =
>something a name/label and it becomes easier to stop seeing what's =
>possible; just follow the rules and wahay you have a 'house' track, a =
>'jungle' track....an 'idm' track. Yeuch! There is a lot of this going on =
>- this is partly why so many 'idm' releases are disappointing. This is =
>why 'drum n' bass' was the victim of it's own success. Words are useful, =
>just don't believe the hype. What was/is nice about groups like Black =
>Dog and Autechre is individuality, personality, uniqueness and freedom, =
>more than just style. Arovane? Markant? Gimmik? All talented folks =
>obviously, but perhaps a little blinkered, cynical or in too much awe of =
>their predecessors. Come on guys - be yerselves!
Guess I'll chime in here and say that I agree %100.. your entire post was
so on-point, I barely have anything to say. =) Seems like most people
bend themselves to fit into genres, rather than bending the genres to fit
themselves. Or maybe most people have such limited vision that they just
really want to sound like their heroes?
the other problem with genrefication is that the people who do bend the
rules of the genre tend to get ignored by most, as there is a plethora of
easier to swallow stuff out there .. bah humbug. maybe it's a good thing
that all the music in every genre is starting to sound the same. :(
noah
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