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i'm really in love with sound - and working on it means more
possibilities of expression - i know of and adore this primitive
beauty of raw, dirty and rough sound, yet its just a single shade of
the infinite spectrum
/z99
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it was 20.07.2004 when u've been going like this -=>
::> that really sums up the best parts of his argument. however, i
::> dont think that most electronic music is guilty of this. if
::> anything, people have accused some techno and house of stagnation
::> because of the reliance on the old roland boxes and minimoogs. IDM
::> wasnt guilty of this initially, they utilized most of the same
::> gear and sounds. now, it, progressive house, drummy techno, and
::> drum and bass are the most guilty of pretty much every accusation
::> this guy has against electronic music. music is reduced to a cool
::> sound, one that doesnt last long before the new sound comes
::> along. part of old school techno and house's appeal to me is its
::> rawness, the bad tape edits, the crap pressings of trax records,
::> the primitive programming of the generally low end electronic
::> instruments. see, these instruments dont force people into
::> this "perfection" that alot of electronic music has boxed itself
::> into. the mainstream attitude does: liking these ultra-pristine
::> forms of music is more akin to liking bad pop music. the dirty old
::> techno house idm and jungle is more like punk rock, its more about
::> the expression and not the sound.
::> yeah, lets argue about this for a while.
::> tom
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