Analogue-sequencer

On 21 Sep 2006, at 12:52, ferrograph632 wrote:

> it means that we are more interested in developing compositional
> techniques & skill than we are in making "new sonic textures".

I disagree. I don't think there's much correlation between music-vs- 
sonic-textures on the one hand, and more-vs-less-gear on the other. I  
know people who are seriously into the sonic textures world who work  
with very little gear, and people who have tons of gear who make very  
conventional music.

I also think it's wrong to be judgemental on sonic textures as music  
(or as art): Sturgeon's Law applies as always, but there's some  
really lovely stuff out there which arguably contains as much craft  
and skill as conventional music.

I do agree that, almost without exception, it's less healthy to have  
more gear, regardless of the kind of music (or sound art) one is  
engaged in making.

	-- N.


   nick rothwell -- composition, systems, performance -- http:// 
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