> I agree with you in that the future of music relies on > innovation and breaking boundaries. Though, I think > that there is a point where music is no longer music > and it just becomes an racket (damn, I sound like my > dad!!!). It must be a progressive 'breaking of > boundaries' with constant references to the past and > present otherwise it is not recognised as 'music'. I'm > sure music in 1000 years will sound a lot different > than music today (if it still exists), but you can't > just jump there now. It cannot be created in such a > way.
Nothin' wrong with trying tho. J. > > Dj Pacific:) > > --- Tom Churchill <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Jeff Mills gets a lot of respect for his > > production > > > though I don't think it's all that great. Maybe > > Jeff > > > Mills used to be good but I feel he's surpassed by > > the > > > likes of Claude Young. Jeff's too busy messing > > about > > > making so called experimental tunes when he should > > be > > > knocking dancefloor tunes together. How far must > > we > > > keep 'pushing the boundaries'? > > > > If every composer thought like that, there would be > > no progression in > > music at all. Pushing the boundaries is essential, > > and these 'so > > called experimental tunes' are vital to stop a scene > > stagnating. Sure, > > experimenting just for the sake of being > > unconventional doesn't always > > result in good music, but breaking the rules is how > > every important > > musical genre was created. > > > > And why on earth 'should' Jeff be 'knocking > > dancefloor tunes > > together'? There's a million other producers out > > there that keep the > > market flooded with dancefloor techno (Ben Sims > > included). It seems > > like you're dissing Mills for failing to fit in to > > the scene which has > > sprung up as a result of people taking some of the > > basic ideas of some > > of his past production and copying them. They, and > > you, may have > > missed the point. People are preoccupied with > > emulating the specific > > sound of the music, instead of being inspired by the > > attitude/state of > > mind that created it... > > > > :::::::::::: tom churchill ::::::::::::: > > ::::::::: headspace recordings ::::::::: > > : http://www.headspacerecordings.co.uk : > > ::: e: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ::: > > ::::::::::: t: 07976 898514 :::::::::::: > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Talk to your friends online with Yahoo! Messenger. > http://im.yahoo.com > -- Knecht
