Re: OT: Programmed/Hand made music (was: Random word generators (was Re: Worthwhile Engelang Goal))

Hi!

"David J. Peterson" <dedalvs@...> writes:
> This reply comes from a great appreciator of progressive rock
> *and* electronic music:
>
> Henrik wrote:
> <<
> Indeed, it's a matter of taste.  What exactly is 'progressive rock'?
>  >>
>
> ... King Crimson. ...
Ok, I know that.  It's not my favorite stuff, but I like it.

> bands like Queensrÿche ...
I used to listen to that many years ago, too.

Ok, I think I get the idea, thanks! ;-)

> Electronic music I love in all its forms.  Ignoring the experimental/
> industrial stuff, for the time being, what I really love is the layering
> effect. ...
Funny, I love both the experimental electronic (like minimal stuff
like Noto, Pole and Thomas Brinkmann or non-minimal stuff like
Pansonic) as well as industrial electronic (Esplendar Geometrico,
Winterkälte, Sonar, PAL, ...) as well as more easy listening stuff,
e.g. Jungle (Photek, Kumo).

> So, yes, machines can produce the beats, and they produce
> them perfectly.  Machines don't layer the beats, though, and the
> various other melodies that go into it.
In Photek songs, it's almost impossible to remember the sequence of
beats, because he constantly reprogrammed every single bar so that no
bar is like another.  Very fascinating.

> They also don't choose what sounds go into each song. ...
I'd love to see the hard disks of some of the electronic music artists.
E.g. 'Deutsch Nepal' must have a very strange collection of sounds.


In this way,
> it's kind of like an arrangement of set parts, but the parts are
> created, as well.  If I can draw a conlang example, it's kind of
> like what I did with Kelenala.  Kelenala is a language I created
> from a wordlist.  Anybody can create a language from this wordlist,
> and the result will be different.  There is no grammar: You use the
> words to create a grammar.  In this way, you combine set parts to
> produce a greater whole.  This is something I can appreciate, even
> though most of my languages are created from the ground up.
>
> In addition, though, the umbrella term "electronic music" covers
> a *whole* lot of stuff that's far different from the typical dance/
> techno
> stuff you hear at clubs.  The further away you get, the more
> innovation you'll find.  If I can make a shameless plug, a friend
> of mine has a band that blends electronic music and non (and
> vocals, and random sounds) to create some truly bizarre music.
> It may not be as complex as progressive rock, but it ain't techno,
> that's for sure.  There are songs that are freely downloadable
> from his site, so those interested can check them out:
>
> http://www.promislovesyou.com
>
> -David
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