In reference to music, most people who write "experimental" music, don't
have a hypothesis, nor are they controlled. There are actully very few
people who actually have a destination they would like to hit when they
"experiment" with music. I believe that is what Aaron was getting at.
on 5/8/01 4:16 PM, Adam Piontek at apiontek@yahoo.com wrote:
quoted 12 lines Yea... we've all experienced at least a dozen threads about how much
>> Yea... we've all experienced at least a dozen threads about how much
>> the acronym IDM sucks, but I think using the word "experimental" in any
>> way to describe a genre is equally sucky. It seems to insinuate that
>> the process this music was created in was somehow haphazard and
>> aimless. Like these musicians just screwed around without a concept in
>> mind. I dunno.
>
> Scientific experiments are usually very controlled, with a specific concept
> (a hypothesis) very much in mind. I don't know where your concept of
> "experimental" came from, but that's what I've always thought of when I
> heard the word.
> -adam
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