I read somewhere (hmmm- Generation Ecstasy maybe?) that Trance music (with
a capital T) sounds as if it is formulated on a grid system and is very
regimented. Nothing is out of place and events happen in a grid-like
pattern. Where as house and techno (and I'd put the emphasis on Detroit and
D influenced) is much less so and there is space for improvisation and the
unexpected.
I think it was Reyolds who actually wrote the passage I'm thinking of -
I'll see if I can dig it up
MEK
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LOL Exam time
actually that's a great question
I'd have to say that Detroit Techno and House is really good because it has
the ability to tap into and extract some deep and personal emotions without
being magniloquent and flatulent. It continues a musical tradition that
has carried through the blues and jazz - blue notes, bent pitches,
polyrhythms, syncopation, etc. but push it forward into the future with
new technology. Even still, it translates back into "traditional" forms -
the orchestrated version of "Jaguar" is a good example. All the tension is
still there without any advanced technological instruments. It's timeless
(for the most part). It has soul because those above elements somehow have
the ability to speak to the soul. There is both sorrow and great hope and
joy in the music. But the joy is not the syrupy type you find in many other
styles of music. It's rooted in the sorrow. It knows joy because it knows
the sadness. Plus you can dance to it without being all pilled up;)
I think Detroit Techno and House should be sold next to James Brown, Al
Green, Sun Ra, Thelonious Monk, Robert Johnson, Mahalia Jackson, and
Kraftwerk of course.
when will our grades be posted?
MEK
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12/10/03 07:29 PM
WOW finally sorted out my e-mail after 4 years so I can post to the 313
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work!!!
But I'll probably just lurk as normal :)
err... to keep on topic um, " Detroit Techno and House is really good
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what's your blank on this subject?
Maxim
