i should maybe drop these, too.
i found myself with a lot of free time over 2011/2012 and did a lot of research, as a result of it.
the common genres are the same as always: techno, jazz, psychedelia, punk. this is a little more developed than usual, though.
https://deathtokoalas.blogspot.com/2013/12/best-of-most-of-2011.html
https://deathtokoalas.blogspot.com/2013/12/sporadic-2012-list.html
Sunday, January 5, 2020
the stench did pick up around 3:00-10:00, but i seem to have survived
the morning awake enough that i hope to finish a long day, today, and
get this mostly done, in the process.
i'm listening to 2013 stuff, today.
https://deathtokoalas.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-year-end.html
i'm listening to 2013 stuff, today.
https://deathtokoalas.blogspot.com/2013/12/2013-year-end.html
hey, you know the real reason that 80s analog luddites refuse to adopt digital technology, right?
it's because they don't know how to use it and don't want to learn how.
forward thinking artists don't define themselves in terms of the technology they use to create the art, they define themselves in terms of the sound involved in creating it. that's what an artist does - they say "i want this specific sound, and i'm going to do this list of things to get it". and, no worthwhile electronic artist would think it's beneficial to them to restrict their options, unless, i guess, it's being done as some kind of a pointless game, which would be temporary.
as a matter of practice, electronic musicians working in the 21st century should be utilizing a wide array of technology to generate a diverse set of sounds. i know i am...
...and i know that i tend to be get very critical when i see people restrict their options due to what is ultimately obviously an inability to utilize the technology. it's backwards thinking, all around.
but, i'm only going to get on somebody's ass for being a luddite if they suck. it is possible to be a luddite and still be interesting, after all. and, that goes back to the initial point - it's about what it sounds like, not about what was used to make it.
it's because they don't know how to use it and don't want to learn how.
forward thinking artists don't define themselves in terms of the technology they use to create the art, they define themselves in terms of the sound involved in creating it. that's what an artist does - they say "i want this specific sound, and i'm going to do this list of things to get it". and, no worthwhile electronic artist would think it's beneficial to them to restrict their options, unless, i guess, it's being done as some kind of a pointless game, which would be temporary.
as a matter of practice, electronic musicians working in the 21st century should be utilizing a wide array of technology to generate a diverse set of sounds. i know i am...
...and i know that i tend to be get very critical when i see people restrict their options due to what is ultimately obviously an inability to utilize the technology. it's backwards thinking, all around.
but, i'm only going to get on somebody's ass for being a luddite if they suck. it is possible to be a luddite and still be interesting, after all. and, that goes back to the initial point - it's about what it sounds like, not about what was used to make it.
i don't actually think that i'm a tralfamadorian.
but, it's not dissimilar to my concept of time - i see my life as a blob that exists in a large scale continuum for future generations to take advantage of, not as this linear thing that i'm stuck moving through or taking advantage of.
so, i reject this false dichotomy between "the present" and "the past". it's a holistic whole. and, it's only meaningful from the perspective of the future.
but, it's not dissimilar to my concept of time - i see my life as a blob that exists in a large scale continuum for future generations to take advantage of, not as this linear thing that i'm stuck moving through or taking advantage of.
so, i reject this false dichotomy between "the present" and "the past". it's a holistic whole. and, it's only meaningful from the perspective of the future.
as mentioned in the other blog, i don't have a moral opposition to giving up. but, that's a misinterpretation of the situation.
in fact, i listen to quite a bit of new music, as can be seen here.
but, i don't like most of it - i don't like the way it sounds, i don't like it's attitudes and i don't share it's values.
i've always been deeply opposed to fashion, as a concept. i've never been one to change my views or ideas based on what's popular. and, right now, i don't have anything in common with the prevailing views or ideals in pop culture.
that will change, no doubt.
but, for right now, i'll continue criticizing what i don't like, rather than trying to fit in to something that i don't actually even want to be a part of.
in fact, i listen to quite a bit of new music, as can be seen here.
but, i don't like most of it - i don't like the way it sounds, i don't like it's attitudes and i don't share it's values.
i've always been deeply opposed to fashion, as a concept. i've never been one to change my views or ideas based on what's popular. and, right now, i don't have anything in common with the prevailing views or ideals in pop culture.
that will change, no doubt.
but, for right now, i'll continue criticizing what i don't like, rather than trying to fit in to something that i don't actually even want to be a part of.
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