(idm) The Big Question...

From crave
Sent Wed, Jul 8th 1998, 21:34

greetings all,

I was just contemplating something in my mind and thought it could start a 
nice little discussion. Also, I think it has a lot to do with why many of us 
like IDM. the question:

should music be liked because of the difficulty of it's production?

I feel like I've got a very warped ear when it comes to listening to music 
because, after starting to make music myself and knowing how it's done, I'm 
starting to like music that sounds like it was very hard to make. I don't 
have the objectivity that I used to have when I hadn't been making music 
myself, and I very much miss it. I still love simple music like Selected 
ambient Works 2 but I can't handle generic trance or any of that stuff. 
Basically, I'm a music snob. And now I'm trying to figure out whether or not 
it's justified. Should I judge music because of how hard it was to make?

yes:

-because people naturally like extremely complex things that we get lost 
in...just look at mozart, glen gould etc...
-because music that is easy to make can often be used for the sole purpose 
of making money, ie: Aqua, etc...
-because we can tell that a lot of blood sweat and tears went into making 
the music, which is appreciated by the listener...

no:

-because all that matters is the final product, whether what you hear is 
pleasurable.
-because very melodic music is not always that complicated but can still be 
very emotional and touching
-because music is made for different reasons, either for intellectual 
stimulus or to create an atmosphere, (ie: music for thinking or music for 
feeling), and that should be taken into consideration.
-because the whole idea of judging music is redundant.

Welp, let me know what you think....

take care!------>mIkE
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