From stepintime Sent Tue, Jun 30th 1998, 10:50
From stepintime Sent Tue, Jun 30th 1998, 10:50
On Tue, 30 Jun 1998 00:54:21 -0400 (EDT) laerm <xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx> writes: >On Tue, 30 Jun 1998, Michael Upton wrote: > >> Re: any perceived decrease in quality over the past few years - I >wonder >> if it's being jaded. I find listening to very un-IDM music >(programming >> free, primarily song based stuff; or gamelan, or whatever) can work >like >> cleaning the palette when there's _so_much_ product out there now. >this is how i feel when i write music. desires to write really hit me >in >strong streaks, usually depending on what i've been recently listening >to. >if i've been listening to a lot of ambient, and i feel a desire to >write >something, it usually turns out to be an aggressive industrial track. >now, >when i've been listening to industrial for awhile, and i feel a desire >to >write, and it turns out to be an industrial track, it's usually crap; >whereas he one i wrote after listening to ambient for awhile is (imho) >pretty good. same thing goes for hip-hop/post-rock; jazz/synthpop; >dub/idm. anyone else noticed this? > it doesn't quite werk that way 4 me. in my experience, i'll B trying 2 fall asleep and gradually a track or song will just start 2 appear in my mind. i will B unconsciously humming along with it in my head and them suddenly B-come aware that i have this really kick ass track running in my brain. they are songs i've never heard B-4 but they are made from sounds and samples that i have heard (many of the sounds i cant recall ever hearing either). i dont understand how i could make up sounds i've never heard B-4, but thats what it seems like. i usually find myself scrabbling 2 get out of bed so i kan find my micro cassette recorder catch the harmonies B-4 i forget them. my micro cassette recorder has not had any batteries 4 a while. i loose a lot of trax that way. oh well, there will always B new 1s its kinda wacky, rod _____________________________________________________________________ You don't need to buy Internet access to use free Internet e-mail. Get completely free e-mail from Juno at http://www.juno.com Or call Juno at (800) 654-JUNO [654-5866]