From 0 Sent Fri, Oct 17th 1997, 10:57
From 0 Sent Fri, Oct 17th 1997, 10:57
someone wrote: > Interesting that you think so. I believe that autechre have > progressed > immensly over the years, though they have continued to exploit music > within some rather small boundries. Funny you guys are talking about this cuz a DJ friend of mine and I were discussing Ae tonite while we waited for UBERZONE to come on stage. He and I concluded that Ae are way ahead many others in the game. We get blown away with each release, but Ae and other IDM artists need to come up with a new formula. Seems to me, that RDJ created the IDM formula with SAW#1: a. Focus you attention on wicked beats (Ae are masters at this!) b. make the beats distorted to get even more wicked (RDJ gets the credit b/x he was distorting beats back when Ae was using a dry 606/808 on Incunabula) actually distorto beats should be credited to the industrial artists from back in the day.... c. add some small little melody/synth line on top (Ae does this plenty, esp on Chicli Suite/Chiastic Slide) RDJ has too many tracks to mention that do this. BOCHUM WELT is 100% guilty. d. Loop it, let it run forever (Ae no doubt) e. cut out loop A here, cut out loop B there, bring back loop a, etc. pretty obvious stuff. f. Wah-la you have your self an IDM track. 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. I am not saying it's bad, I love it, but it is a constant formula. Of course it's better than 4on the floor dance caca, but when it becomes to obvious I crave more. This maybe why I like Atom Hearts crazy RI releases. Too me that guy lacks all music structure (which is awesome) He doesn't care what gets thrown in, but he programs like a mad man:) Atom Heart is definitely a step above many...... get Brown for a good start where Atom Heart makes no sense -0