On Tue, 31 Oct 2000, atomly wrote:
quoted 2 lines Saying a break is played out is like saying that the 909 is played out
> Saying a break is played out is like saying that the 909 is played out
> in a way. :)
well... maybe the 909 doesn't sound played out YET (to most of us anyway)
but think about what older drum machines like the Linn sound like (Prince
albums anyone?). I'm sure that somebody could take a Linn and make it
sound fresh if they had to, but why? It's all in what you do with the
sounds of course, and if you want to make jump-up jungle then Amen is the
easy way to succeed at that because when people hear Amen, they say "hey
this is a jungle track, i know this because i recognize that drumkit" just
like they recognize certain kinds of house by the 909 kik-hat-kik-hat
pattern. It's much more of an accomplishment if you can make a song
that conforms to the rules of jungle or whatever genre you please out of
elements that aren't the standard tools of that genre.
It's by no means a hard and fast rule, but to me, re-using the same
breaks/drum machines/synth presets that a million other bedroom boffins
have already succeeded with doesn't forge any new ground. Granted that's
not every artist's goal, and it shouldn't be. It's just my opinion and
I'm sticking to it :)
JOsh
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