On Mon, Oct 08, 2007 at 07:19:17PM +0100, robin wrote: > > As the subject says. > > http://www.de-bug.de/texte/5129.html
Thanks for the tip Robin. The writer touches many points but does not go deep in any of them, so I am kind of unsure of what he was trying to say (other than that CC is the best). But, certainly there isn't much futurism in electronic music nowadays, maybe because it doesn't sell anymore. Ppl look a bit sick and tired of this technological rush, IMHO. My impression from the local gang of DJs/clubbers is that ppl is not really interested to know details about music as they used to be 10 years ago. They just want to have fun. (And I believe this has changed somewhat because music is so easy to get/ID/download nowadays). Perhaps, the free exchange of music that seems (hopefully) to be the way of the future will trigger some creative fusions. I am not sure how this mechanism will work for electronic music, since the live element is not really there (not yet, so maybe this is a clue for the future). So, when an acoustic/band musician benefits from releasing free music by getting more publicity/gigs, I am wondering if this will also work for the electronic act/DJ. The writer talks about South America a few times. I mostly agree with him, besides saying that Funk carioca is global. It is not a phenomenon here anymore (and was never in Sao Paulo, as the writer says), so faded away (thankfully) rather fast (as most over-hyped crap music does). He is also right when saying that getting vinyl is very hard/expensive here. It certainly has stopped local DJs of getting more recognition, but even nowadays with easily accessible downloads, there aren't many big players from SA (most of the guys who get well-know globally have left their home countries long before, e.g. Villalobos). So, I am inclined to say there is something extra (more cultural/social than technical) to this. Ok. Just my R$0,02. It was a nice reading, anyway. Greetings, G -- Guilherme Menegon Arantes, PhD São Paulo, Brasil ______________________________________________________
