Re: Review of "Electric Sound" by Joel Chadabe
2004-07-02 by Robair, Gino
Too much *boring* activity. I joined this group to learn Wiard-related tips and tricks from Wiard users, not to debate the merits of OT items with someone who doesn't use, own, or appreciate the design and use of this unique set of modules. Go pester the Doepfer list for awhile, will ya? :-) ginorobair
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> ---------- > From: konkuro > Reply To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Friday, July 2, 2004 12:23 AM > To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: Review of "Electric Sound" by Joel Chadabe > > Too much activity for you? > > johnm > > BTW, if amu pf you have heard the "OHM" CD anthology, you will know > what the reviewer was talking about. > > > > --- In wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com, "Robair, Gino" <GRobair@p...> > wrote: > > *yawn* > > > > Wake me up when you folks are done... > > Zzzzzzzzzz > > > > > ---------- > > > From: konkuro > > > Reply To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > > > Sent: Thursday, July 1, 2004 2:43 PM > > > To: wiardgroup@yahoogroups.com > > > Subject: [wiardgroup] Re: Review of "Electric Sound" by Joel > Chadabe > > > > > > Just as I was saddling up my pinto to ride into the sunset, you > HAD > > > to go ahead and post that review. > > > > > > Haven't read the book, but couldn't agree with the reviewer more. > > > Outside of the fact that his style is even more bilious than my > own, > > > *jai pence,* the man is outright inspired. In a single post, he > has > > > summed up my feeling about the electronic medium and the > > > academic "composeurs" (John Cage springs to mind) who have long > taken > > > refuge in it. Had Grant offered this sooner, you guys would have > been > > > spared a lot of suffering. :-) > > > > > > John L. wrote: > > > > > > >For some samples of superlative Electro-Acoustic music, check > out > > > the snippets of Rick Petersen's works at the following location: > > > http://www.wavemakers-synth.com/wm_music.html. These get kudos > from > > > many visitors to my web site.< > > > > > > Anybody who hasn't heard these pieces should unplug his Wogglebug > (TM) > > > right now and hightail it to John's excellent site for a listen. > I > > > consider these to be the best synth demos on the net. > > > > > > Grant wrote: > > > > > > >Electronic music equipment designers have created a box of > > > paints so enormous that you can't lift the lid anymore.< > > > > > > This is another good one. Somebody needs to write a Book of > > > Richterian Quotations. > > > > > > Hmmmmm... Could "Grant's Paintbox" become the next "Schrodinger's > > > Cat?" :-) > > > > > > There is nothing so limiting as "infinite possibilities." When > you > > > think about it, infinity is as good as zero. That's a big reason > I > > > have always preferred analog synths to digital synths. The > > > limitations they impose give you a framework in which to work. > It's > > > like poetry. Forms such as sonnets, sestinas and haiku free the > > > writer by forcing him to conform to the metrical expectations of > the > > > reader. "Blank verse," on the other hand, is simply a paragraph > > > arranged in an amusing way (is it any wonder that the worst > poetry > > > invariably falls into this ubiquitous category?). > > > > > > It is prudence to remember that great painters need only a few > colors > > > to create masterpieces. They have no need of crayons > marked "flesh > > > tone." So it is with analog synths. Bells, whistles and gewgaws > only > > > clutter up the paintbox. The greatest freedom lies in limitation. > > > > > > johnm > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> > Tired of hearing the same songs over and over? > Listen to Internet Radio! Skip songs. Click to listen to LAUNCHcast! > http://us.click.yahoo.com/Ykrq7C/HARHAA/n1hLAA/QnLolB/TM > --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > >