From Tom Millar Sent Sat, Jun 26th 1999, 10:25
From Tom Millar Sent Sat, Jun 26th 1999, 10:25
I have discovered the ultimate "IDM". Benzodiazepines - sort of a combination anti-anxiety and tranquilizer psychopharmacological concoction - create a very interesting mind state. Imagine the effects of alcohol without the sensory deprivation that normally occurs. When you are the only person awake the sounds around disseminate into a wash of mechanical subtleties which you interact with by whichever means you choose. Currently I am typing on the keyboard of my laptop producing an oddly rhythmic accompaniment to the drone of the boilers downstairs and the A/C by the window. My roommate is snoring in duet with the fridge. All of this together, amplified by heightened sensitivity due to sleep-dep and my techno-addict mindset, is absolutely amazing. Contrivances of musical structure begone - anybody who pays money for found sound recordings needs to wake up and hear the music, so to speak. (hey, if people can talk about weed as a musical expense on this list, I can ramble on about this, can't I?) Relate similar experiences, chemically aided or otherwise. Interesting interesting interesTING! Calm... Tom