RE: Gear (was Re: (idm) Autechre)

From WARD Giles
Sent Tue, Jul 21st 1998, 17:03

> | Why do Sean and Rob create music in this way and, really, what are
> we to take
> | from it?  I can really find little value, and I think I would feel
> insulted in
> | their shoes, in answering questions about the tools I use.
> 
> Do you get *insulted* if people ask you whether you use a pencil or
> wordprocessor for
> writing ?
> 
No, I'd just think it's rather strange and they're missing the point of
what I'd written.

> And to a certain degree, your writing *will* depend on whether you use
> a pencil or a
> wordprocessor. Think about it.
> 
Some nosey buggers don't want to know if it's pencil or wordprocessor,
they want to know pencil colour, soft/hard-ness, brand and version of
wordprocessor etc.  It doesn't matter.  These people are looking for
part of the 'formula' that makes Ae's or whoever's music.  It's
pointless.. they change the formula with every track - that's what makes
them interesting.