From Will Samuels Sent Fri, Mar 5th 1999, 23:42
From Will Samuels Sent Fri, Mar 5th 1999, 23:42
---"Nate Harrison [Toshok Laboratories]" <xxxx@xxxxxxxxxx.xxx> wrote: > > Amen! People don't generally sit down and creat music to up the ante in > some battle of who can out-innovate who (well some may), they create music > becasue it's fun to do! I think there are indeed artists that do try to innovate. Photek and Autechre for example. I don't think one has to necessarily innovate to make music, although it would be my preference that they would. When making music i think it is best to stay away from musical cliches. The crunch beat or whatever you want to call it is starting to be kind of cliche for IDM. I like the sound but when every starts to do it.... > They take joy in it! Whatever gets you off, do > that. If scattering breaks gets you off do that. If mimicking Ae gets you > off, do that. If that sound of a washing machine gets you off, record it. I have a few friend that do make music and they try to not sound predictable or copy someone else's style. Sure it can be fun to experiment and try to sound like your biggest influences at home. I don't think they would ever dream of releasing stuff that sounds like a blantant immitation of someone else's style or sound. > Ae are amazingly talented IMHO; having fans who recognize their > innovations is merely a by-product of their endeavors. They make music, as > everyone should, for themselves. I think just about everyone on the list would agree that Ae are amazingly talented. I agree that everyone should feel free and make music, I just don't think it's a good idea to mimic anyone else's style. It's totally fine to be very influenced by Ae, just don't try and sound like them. Do something more original and experiment with making your own style. Cheers _________________________________________________________ DO YOU YAHOO!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com