I have been considering the matter further, and have managed to frown my way to a second conclusion: that the premise of all music is "look, I can make various melodic and rhythmic sounds with either my voice or with certain physical objects". From that we can deduce that music isn't really all that original.
> -----Original Message----- > From: robin pinning [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 10 July 2003 15:07 > To: Brendan Nelson > Cc: spw; 313@hyperreal.org > Subject: RE: (313) Tour de France 03 video > > > > rock is just the sound of electrified strings, plucked, and > acoustic drums > > hmmm i know i shouldn't rise to it but i can't help meself > > robin... > > > > So today's revelation, broadly speaking, is that electronic music is > > made with electronic equipment? > > > > You know, 313 isn't just informative and entertaining - it's > > *educational* too! > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: spw [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: 10 July 2003 15:00 > > > To: 313@hyperreal.org > > > Subject: Re: (313) Tour de France 03 video > > > > > > > > > make that + synthesizers. > > > That's the premise of all electro and techno music: "look I > > > can make futuristic sci-fi sounding > > > music with this mechanical sounding drum machine and > > > electronic sounding on synthesizer which does > > > a poor job imitating acoustic sounds" > > > > > > --- spw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > The man machine concept = mechanical sounding drum machines > > > = synthesizers. > >
