From jstevens Sent Mon, Jun 29th 1998, 03:27
From jstevens Sent Mon, Jun 29th 1998, 03:27
>Well. I probably agree with you if you're referring to the nasty dated >mash you get from the likes of Garbage, but there's no need to write off >the guitar as unsuitable for generating new sound. > >> I have nothing against the guitar as an instrument. > >I do! I hate the buggers! May I ask why? I have been playing guitar for a while now and true its having a hard time fitting within the confines of idm. I've been experimenting, as have a few people I know, and the results range from surf jungle combo to a complete ambient mess. Squarepusher fit's a very Jaco Pastorious sound and style into feed me weird things, so I don't see why the same couldn't be done with other instruments. I firmly believe that within the hands of a talented muscian the guitar could be made to fit. I just heard Pat Metheny playing over jungle beats. Although i've never been a fan of Pat, he's coming closer to bridging the gap between guitar and idm or whatever the hell you want to call it. I think part of the problem revolves around the fact that weird sounds are sometimes seen as being more important than melodies and chord structures. Not to say that these are the only important things. I'm just rambling now... To surmise... I _hate_ to hear people put down any instrument, its stupid and close minded. <Jon>m