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Subject: Electronic Music Theory
Original Message Date: 09-Jun-00 @ 05:38 PM - Electronic Music Theory
I think that most electronic musicians have a definite sense of theory when they make music. They just don't ever write it down.
Or is this a Zen sort of thing. Perhaps "a theory of no theory"?
Message 11/26 12-Jun-00 @ 12:04 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Peaceout,
Peter
Message 12/26 12-Jun-00 @ 07:49 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Ape
Message 13/26 12-Jun-00 @ 02:58 PM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
what i mean is that all music (at least popular/western music) has always had an overarching definition/theory -- look at all the bands that use guitar, bass, drum set: metal, punk, the beatles, hayden... the only real difference is production values. it'a all about sound/feel, and that's what i love about electronic music -- the available palette is virtually unlimited. but since electronic music doesn't have vocals (well, the good stuff...)/isn't politically motivated (usually), the production values are even more "in the spotlight" because that's essentially all the music is -- feel. there's no message... well, i've always thought that every good techno choon's message should be "this is going to blow your mind"...
anyway, i'm sorry for all of my terribly long-winded posts, but this is one of the things i like hearing/thinking about the most, because this is the first truly abstract form of music that's been popular in centuries -- it operates on a purely subconcious level, and therefore we can only have the rough, working definitions that we do have, because our insights are all intuitive... i don't mean to be talking out of my ass here, all i'm really trying to say is I LOVE THIS SHIT, pure ideas and induced feelings... of course there's some sort of actually purely "musical" theory at work (i.e dark tunes generally do NOT happen when the bassline's in a major key) etc.
okay i'll shut up now, but i really want to here as much as everyone has to say, cause i'm really, really interested in this, and i think it's a fairly important thing to be aware of.
Message 14/26 13-Jun-00 @ 01:16 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Message 15/26 13-Jun-00 @ 08:22 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Message 16/26 14-Jun-00 @ 01:55 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Message 17/26 14-Jun-00 @ 02:54 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
here is the theory of studying different styles of
music. Just listen to whatever you want and absorb
the aspects of that music you enjoy. Fit it together to create your own style. My background includes nothing but pure technical work: midi, sequencing, circuit design etc. etc.
All music today is electronic in some form, but taking dance music for example, if you talk to a lot of artists their background comes from a huge range of listening to other music and absorbing the styles they liked.
Message 18/26 14-Jun-00 @ 10:57 AM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
Message 19/26 14-Jun-00 @ 07:19 PM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
what truly makes a good guitar player is CHORDWORK, when i was young, johnny smith and and my father were still good friends, he flew in from colorado springs, yikes, now that man is a good guitar player.....
but thats another story altogether....
you guys with the whole 'reinvent this or that idea" really shoudl try to work out of it, as long as you see it all as a trap it will be.
perhaps thats why so much electronic is percieved as a novelty, we're all too caught up in the "this is gonna knock your socks off" mentality
Message 20/26 14-Jun-00 @ 08:25 PM - RE: Electronic Music Theory
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