Well, I don't know that what I wrote is categorically, deterministically true. It felt plausible when I wrote it.
I think one knows what moves one's own self when working on a track, but it's not easy to know how other people react to what you're doing. It's also easy to be distracted by audio-geekery and too many choices available. On Tue, May 6, 2008 at 3:04 AM, Martin Dust <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 5 May 2008, at 04:21, kent williams wrote: > > > > I'll say this about Mr. Hawtin -- he's no dummy. He talks a lot about > > the concepts he's trying to implement in his music. I've been left > > cold by a lot of his output, and my suspicion is that when he's alone > > in the studio, the concepts rule over the emotion. > > > > I don't feel the same way about his output as you Kent but I'm also not > sure I'd agree with the concept over emotion idea either, it just seems to > determislistic to suggest that this is the case. > > > > It's always difficult to find emotion when you're working with > > machines in a room by yourself. A techno producer is like an old > > school photographer -- you make the music, but don't see how it > > develops until you see how a dance floor reacts. > > > > This is just wrong :) I can't and don't believe you think the above is > actually true, do you? >
