On 8/30/06, Dale Lawrence <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
--but I thought you said the tools didn't matter? Which is it? All the ground is already broken then?
the tools DON'T matter, as long as theyre not being used a substitute for ideas and good music. which in the case of dylan and kraftwerk, they werent. in the case of X number of computer musicians, they are. i prefer people who keep it simple and limited because it makes it almost ALL about the ideas and music as opposed to some programming trick or DSP nonsense.
Do you think people really just press return on their computer?
uh, yes? isnt it obvious?
Did you receive my point about all the new technologies in music... or even art in general, such as photography, always receiving resistance in their infancy?
its not really a new point, and i understand it. however, im skeptical of any technology that makes things more complex for no reason. with the power of the modern computer based stuido, it should easily be possible for people to crank out tunes much better than the original house and techno tracks, right? well that's just not happening, only a deluded person would say that the quality of tracks has increased in direct proportion to the complexity of the equipment being used to make them.
History has proven that the antagonists always end up looking like fools... are you just trolling?
always, eh? tom
