From gideon Sent Wed, Jul 7th 1999, 16:12
> please define: "song". > please site examples and references. > i was under the impression all the idm stuff i had was in the form of > song. Well - I didn't get that one by you eh? Well - to me there are TRACKS and there are SONGS - if you stop for a moment, you can probably see where I'm going with this. Songs are more structured it seems whereas tracks are more like... I don't know... um just music... Songs tend to have melodies, many tracks don't. I'm not fully in tune with what IDM is - I actually think it's a stupid name - anything with the word 'intelligent' in it makes me wonder... like the CIA! It's like when some company releases a product or service and they slap on the word 'Professional' - always makes me question the true value... if something is intelligent or professional, then it doesn't need to be stated as such. So... songs... well, lets see - I write music - some of what I write are songs - others are tracks - the stuff I write on guitar I tend to call songs - the stuff I create with my synths/sampler/computer/sequencer - I call tracks. WHY? because the guitar stuff is more "song" oriented in terms of progressions, musical structure, a chorus, verse, etc. My TRACKS on the otherhand move from this comfort into a more non-linear environment - it's more of an sonic exploration. A lot of the music I now buy leans towards TRACKS - I tend to feel that a lot of electronic music can be defined more as tracks than songs. It's really a useless thing to define - but it's an interesting one to contemplate. After thinking more about it - "Music is" has a blend of SONGS and TRACKS. I don't think I explained myself well - but hey, I'm usually still in bed at this hour! Sorry I couldn't site references for you - I have a shitload of work to do today including some silly meetings. -- Hasta, Gideon ............................................ Sonic Wallpaper http://www.sonicwallpaper.com http://www.mp3.com/sonicwallpaper Tragic Furniture http://www.mp3.com/tragicfurniture CatalystMedia Corporation http://www.CatalystMedia.com ............................................