thats pretty much how id describe the difference...pretty much
everything i write is a track...only the occasional song as such...
but its still a pretty blurry line between the two...
i think that the word song is used (by me anyway) when you can relate
the structure / composition of a song to a previously established form
of music...whereas tracks are just tracks...they start..they go on for
a bit..then they stop...
martin
quoted 4 lines please define: "song".>> please define: "song".
>> please site examples and references.
>> i was under the impression all the idm stuff i had was in the form of
>> song.
g> Well - I didn't get that one by you eh? Well - to me there are TRACKS
g> and there are SONGS - if you stop for a moment, you can probably see
g> where I'm going with this.
g> Songs are more structured it seems whereas tracks are more like... I
g> don't know... um just music... Songs tend to have melodies, many tracks
g> don't.
g> I'm not fully in tune with what IDM is - I actually think it's a stupid
g> name - anything with the word 'intelligent' in it makes me wonder...
g> like the CIA! It's like when some company releases a product or service
g> and they slap on the word 'Professional' - always makes me question the
g> true value... if something is intelligent or professional, then it
g> doesn't need to be stated as such.
g> So... songs... well, lets see - I write music - some of what I write are
g> songs - others are tracks - the stuff I write on guitar I tend to call
g> songs - the stuff I create with my synths/sampler/computer/sequencer - I
g> call tracks. WHY? because the guitar stuff is more "song" oriented in
g> terms of progressions, musical structure, a chorus, verse, etc. My
g> TRACKS on the otherhand move from this comfort into a more non-linear
g> environment - it's more of an sonic exploration.
g> A lot of the music I now buy leans towards TRACKS - I tend to feel that
g> a lot of electronic music can be defined more as tracks than songs. It's
g> really a useless thing to define - but it's an interesting one to
g> contemplate.
g> After thinking more about it - "Music is" has a blend of SONGS and
g> TRACKS.
g> I don't think I explained myself well - but hey, I'm usually still in
g> bed at this hour!
g> Sorry I couldn't site references for you - I have a shitload of work to
g> do today including some silly meetings.
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