From Adam J Weitzman Sent Tue, Oct 21st 1997, 16:24
From Adam J Weitzman Sent Tue, Oct 21st 1997, 16:24
siliconvortex wrote:
> >But there is somthing to be said for the "soul" of a
> >piece of music, and Orbital has it in spades.
>
> then how come i feel like smashing my stereo when i hear
> most orbital tracks?
Never said you had to like 'em. Just explaining why I like 'em. You're not
disagreeing with me, and I already know that you don't like 'em. I was just
presenting another point of view.
> michael bolton puts emotion into his music. emotion means
> nothing at all,
Michael Bolton (well, his production team anyways) uses a drum machine, too.
That's a meaningless red herring.
As for emotion meaning "nothing at all," well, there is more than clinical beats
and random flourishes of sound out there to be had. It's certainly not
everything, and I like a RDJ recording as much as anyone else, and I'm not
saying one is better than the other necessarily.
lwtcdi wrote:
> [T]he only things
> that matter are diversity and originality. This is what forms
> so called emotion or soul in music (for me). When artists
> excel at these two, the music becomes soulful.
Certainly one of the odder definitions I've seen. I'd be surprised if anyone on
IDM was not looking for diverse and original music. But it's not really what I
meant. I was referring to Orbital's ability to evoke a landscape of feelings
and responses within an electronic-music modality. That is not a contrast to
diversity and originality. (And while they may not be as "original" as some, I
think they've made some pretty "diverse" stuff over the years. _In_Sides_
itself is all over the map.)
-- Adam J Weitzman -- Individual, Inc. -- http://www.individual.com --
"We need your fax number in order to respect your wishes not to
receive unsolicited faxes." - a Microsoft registration screen