ouch. well, to each his own i guess.
jack has an astonishing array of analog synths and ∗in my opinion∗ had
put out some very good work. i think you'd need to dive in a bit
deeper than 30 second clips from lastfm. so you don't like his music
- "the antithesis of everything" as you say (which sounds kinda
bitter.) music and art is a subjective form. what i like you may
very well hate. i don't come from the younger generation and
throughout my life i have strived to keep an open mind about all forms
of music and art, not just the stuff i grew up with. like it or not,
the various forms or techno (and there are hundreds) are making more
use of synthesizers than anyone else. true, a lot of it is not make
with analog rigs but there are artists out there that do. in the end,
what comes out of my speakers is pure analog waveforms. the question
is, does it move you? if so, great, if not, so be it.
in my opinion, symphonic music made with synths does nothing for me.
if i want to hear symphonic music, i'll listen to an orchestra made of
of people playing real instruments. recreating symphonic pieces with
a vast array of analog synths is interesting, but it's more of a lab
exercise or experiment to see how "real" you can make it. for me
there's no heart. what i appreciate in people playing real
instruments is how they play the piece. how they put themselves into
the performance.
again, in my opinion, techno is one form that is taking synths and
using them in new and creative ways. instead of trying to recreate a
traditional instrument, these artist are using them as they are and
coming up with new ways to use them.
- chris
On Thu, Sep 11, 2008 at 7:56 AM, Kenneth Elhardt
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elhardt@...> wrote:
> Chris Walcott:
>>>i know this forum is not exactly the best place to give props to the
> techno/electronic scene but there are a number of people out there who do
> some pretty amazing stuff. jack dangers come to mind.<<
>
> I guess this was meant for the forum. However, when I talk about musical
> substance and advanced, colorful, and musical use of synths, techno or its
> variants is the last thing that should be brought up as that's the
> antithesis of everything I had mentioned. A fast visit to lastfm to hear
> Dangers of course confirmed this. In all the 30 second samples there, I
> heard very little synth use (mostly acoustic sounds and effects), and the
> one where there was some, it was simple and cheesey as expected, not to
> mention the lack of musical substance in all the pieces. Perhaps there was
> a misunderstanding of what's lacking in today's electronic music.