From: Digital Cutup Lounge (subbass@netvigator.com)
Date: Tue Jan 11 2000 - 18:38:50 MST
QueeneMUSE@aol.com wrote:
> Taking music and art into new realms (for me) require a commitment to
> exactly the opposite, not losing "interest" in the fundamentals.
OK, but consider this: why should Western-style harmonies and melodies be
considered the fundamentals? The fundamental definition of music are that it is
sound organized through time -- perhaps there are other, more interesting ways
to structure compositions without using harmonies and melodies associated with
earlier periods of music. One of the things I try to do when I write
techno/drum'n'bass is to look for such alternative ways to structure the
composition.
-- John von Seggern digital DJ -- producer -- bassist Digital Cutup Lounge Hong Kong http://www.ourfounder.com/digitalcutuplounge http://www.mp3.com/digitalcutuplounge http://www.mp3.com/globevibrate
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