Dan Haskovec said:
quoted 7 lines I bet this kind of debate took place in the realm of music recording as> I bet this kind of debate took place in the realm of music recording as
> well when studio production started to take off and a "recording"
> became more than a live capture of what went down in a studio. I can
> respect that point of view, and "live" tracks can have something
> special going for them that's hard to invoke in a track which is
> assembled and manipulated in a studio. That doesn't make the studio
> method less valid or interesting, just different.
I think it also depends on what you were listening for in the music.
For example, if you listen to a band because you find the guitar playing
fantastic, yet discover that all of the guitar on the album is a paid studio
musician, you're going to feel gyped. Not because the music is worse, but
because what you expected -- that the artists on the record were the ones
playing the instruments -- turned out to be rather false.
So it makes sense that someone could feel the same way about a DJ, too. If
you buy a DJ mix, you buy it under the impression that it's done on the fly.
Complex time signatures matching up just right and super-long crossfades
coupled with quick cuts and a wide use of samples is *really* impressive
when it's done live. When it's done in a studio, it's just music, since you
can tinker with it until it's perfect. If you were expecting a mix showing
someone's turntable skills, it's a bit of a let down.
Cos there's something to be said about appreciating music for the technical
skill or "talent" behind it. I'd imagine people on the IDM list would have
a firsthand understanding of that concept ;D
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