From Brian Gingold Sent Fri, Oct 17th 1997, 12:34
From Brian Gingold Sent Fri, Oct 17th 1997, 12:34
>Yes, part of the equation, but I just wanted to focus on RDJ's SAW#1 >as the place where the formula all came together for what we call IDM. >(a mad scientist he is:) >> > >> > I don't know how to make the wicked sounds that Ae and the like do, >> > but all these minimal IDM artists do follow a standard formula. >> >read... MINIMAL IDM artists. Guess this formula only works with >minimal IDM tracks. stupid me.... > >> except for The Black Dog, B12, Scala (not really minimal IDM I guess), >> Mouse on Mars, Plug (the EP's at least), FSOL, Elfish Echo, Bisk, The music is not about a formula. There may be common features to many tracks, but this doesn't indicate that artists are just throwing sounds ad hoc into a formula and pressing CDs. You've picked out specific elements of the songs that are common. But even these individual elements vary significantly. And you're ignoring a great deal of the other aspects of the music. ____________________________________________________________________________ Brian Gingold, University of California at Davis "sound" - KDVS 90.3 FM alternate Thursdays 12-3AM ambient/experimental/idm Web: http://wwwcsif.cs.ucdavis.edu/~gingold