On 3/27/07, Thomas D. Cox, Jr. <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
On 3/27/07, theREALmxyzptlk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Just because you think music is either already handbasketed in hell or
> on the way says nothing about what made it happen...it might have gotten
> stale with or without thechnology. There are plenty of records made
> without computers out there screaming the truth of that.
i agree with that, of course. the problem is, of course that the
percentage of music that is coming out that is good and creative is
diving precipitously, and i just dont think that it is coincidence
that it mostly is happening with computer based setups. im not against
computer made music, im against the way that it seems to make people
all strive for the same things, few of which have anything to do with
good music.
> Bottom line - if you don't have it, strapping on an old Strat or booting
> up a new Power Mac ain't gonna supply it.
> 'nuff said (for me anyway).
what about people who DO have it, but then waste it away with needless
technological crap? photek is a great example, his early raw and
simple records were fantastic, now that he is keeping up with the DnB
joneses in terms of production values, his tunes are as generic
sounding as the next person's.....
tom
the only gear "at fault" is the human mind. i would wager that both
aril brikha and photek are making exactly what they want to make.
they could at any time choose any setup they like.
just because photek has "moved on" from what you liked about his
earlier work doesn't mean the computer is at fault. even in the
largely hardware based days of the 90's, LOTS of people were striving
for the same sound regardless of the gear...actually i'd say it's
almost the opposite. people wanted the 303 JUST FOR that
sameness...just for that particular sound.
-nick (sorry bout the dupe, tom.)
