From Peter Hollo Sent Mon, Oct 26th 1998, 23:27
From Peter Hollo Sent Mon, Oct 26th 1998, 23:27
xxxx@xxxx.xx.xxx wrote: > > well, this makes sense in light of j. lesesne having a near-criminal > > aversion to tuning her samples. > Here's the research I go through when listening to music: > Do I like it? > Where can I find it? > Who gives a fuck whether samples are in tune? You music majors sicken > me. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA Well I wasn't going to jump up when xxxxx@xxxx.xxx mentioned the tuning, but doesn't anyone else find the vicious response of yet another tone-deaf person *a little bit* amusing (or should I say depressing)? Two things, hime: Firstly, recognizing whether something's in tune or not has nothing to do with studying music; a lot of people with no knowledge of musical notation or anything take it into account. Secondly, we discussed this all less than a week ago and I think by now it's fairly clear that conservatively around a third of the people on this list care about whether samples are in tune. Do I like a piece of music? Not if the tuning drives me crazy. In other news... The Carpet Bomb comp "Highways Over Gardens" is still BRILLIANT. nd yes, there are wonkily-tuned bits in it, but stylistically they're fine. When something is meant to sound honky, or meant to sound queasy, hey fine. Also, the 2 Lone Swordsmen album "Stay Down" is excellent. I've not liked their previous stuff (whilst I do like Sabres of Paradise) but this is beautifully produced (yeah, organic, watery, etc) intricate stuff, recalling Mouse on Mars in many ways. Very recommended. Peter. -- Peter Hollo xxxxx@xxxxxxxx.xxx.xx http://www.fourplay.com.au/me.html FourPlay - Eclectic Electric String Quartet http://www.fourplay.com.au "Of course, dance music can be a music where you lie on your back and your brain cells dance" -Michael Karoli of Can, quoted in Wire mag.