The problem with these terms (as well as almost any that are used to describe music) is that they're not only vague, but that their meanings morph to suit different types of situations. Example: I used to play drums for a funk band in west Michigan. In THAT context, funk for me meant a very specific approach to time-keeping and sense of beat placement, as well as an approach to part-writing that was stylistically similar to music of certain genres. Our bass player and I would discuss ways to synchronize our playing so that we were just the right amount "late" or "behind the beat". In techno, the meaning (I think) is something very different, since the music is generally quantized. There isn't really a sense of beat placement in REAL time, and the correspondance between actual and implied beats is usually 1 to 1 (rather than "late".) Funky techno, for me, has more to do with texture and timbre than it does with rhythm. Soul, on the other hand, is more about an aesthetic and an attitude than it is about anything concrete. I agree with Christian, that a good way to think about it is in terms of "don't sell your soul." It's a term that means something like "legitimacy" or "authenticity."
Wow. Reading back on that suddenly made me feel like a big geek. I'll stop there. My $.02, Dennis DeSantis www.mp3.com/vanderrohe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christian Bloch" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "313" <313@hyperreal.org> Sent: Thursday, July 19, 2001 12:26 AM Subject: Re: [313] curious? > > funk (maybe) soul NO WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! if a track/DJ performance does not > have SOUL, what is there to make it good? maybe you don't understand the > term SOUL (as in don't sell your's).... > > Christian Bloch > http://mp3.com/bloch > > Tresor/LL/Deep Night Essentials/Simple Muzik/Funque > Droppings/Set.Go/Restructured > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Jayson B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > > Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 10:32 PM > > Subject: RE: Re: [313] curious? > > > > > > I'm sorry, but it really bothers me when the words 'funk' and 'soul' as > if > > they are synonymous with 'good' and 'solid.' *I* am not a person who > has > > funk or soul, does this mean i'm a bad person? Just because a track > doesn't > > contain these elements does not mean its bad. > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
