Mr. Drukman retorted:
quoted 4 lines I agree that FSOL came up with a new sound but I think the question is> >I agree that FSOL came up with a new sound but I think the question is
> >whether what's going on in Lifeforms really contitutes something new.
>
> can someone parse this sentence into english for me?
It's english or pretty close as far as I can tell. I be happy to field
specific questions about the sentence.
quoted 4 lines All> >All
> >the sampling/manipulation that's used is nothing new
>
> so, who else has done anything approaching that level of textural detail?
There's a actually quite a few people who broke ground in sampling and
manipulation about 80 years ago...as soon as I find the books I have on
it I'll post the titles...they're really quite interesting. More recently
there's been more so called avant-garde classical doing the very same
thing for years. Probably not an the same textural tip, I agree. My
question was does Lifeforms do anything but create texture for its own
sake. That's been done and redone sans all the sampling glitz for
centuries.
quoted 6 lines This I have to agree with by all means but anything not made by some kid> >This I have to agree with by all means but anything not made by some kid
> >on his power mac, ie anything produced at high volume's gonna sound better
> >at that same high volume.
>
> do you know anything about music production?
>
Probably a great deal more than you think judging from your kind of sad
little prodding. Had a bad day did we?
My point about Lifeforms and this applies to no other of FSOL's releases
is this: I have listened top those two cd's a number of times since they
came out and I am impressed with the ammount of equipment and quality of
equipment they must have used to produce it and am impressed by some of
their ideas. I have never though, really enjoyed Lifeforms as I do a lot
of other music. It has always seemed to me to be an attempt to push the
envelope which is, as most such attempt's are, a rehash of a lot of other
things whic came before it. It is therefore kind of disappointing to me.
Given the ammount of time and effort it seems was put into those tracks I
would have been elated if they really did show us a whole new place to
go. I doesn't
This is my last word on this issue...For a while I'll just review the new
records I get so as to stay outta trouble.
style, style, style:
paul.