killabyte11 Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I disagree with this. Absolutely love repetition in music and often avoid things with too many changes but any style of music can be done well or poorly. Take something like S.A.W II or any other number of works. I haven't gotten bored of those records to this day. Some people just don't get it. They want to be wowed by the novelty of constant changes or they have a.d.d or they don't have an imagination to drift into that more repetitious music induces. For me, music that's constantly changing forces the listener to pay strict attention to every second and strikes me as "look at what I can do" audio acrobatics. On the other hand, music that's repetitious is like a mantra that focuses the mind into a sort of trance like state and immerses you into a very defined landscape and yet also allows the listeners mind to wander, to dream, or to go into ones own thoughts and imagination. As a producer I think it's just as difficult (if not more so) to make a repetitive piece of music that's interesting and doesn't bore the listener. It's a real art form, almost the same concept as a pop song. There are tons of tracks that are too minimal for me, that use only a few sounds with little to no change that bore me to death. At the same time there are equally minimal tunes that use only a few sounds that I've listen to for 20 years and still love as much as ever. So for me it's all about composition, sounds and textures that come together to spark the brain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Salvatorin Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 On the other hand, music that's repetitious is like a mantra that focuses the mind into a sort of trance like state and immerses you into a very defined landscape and yet also allows the listeners mind to wander, to dream, or to go into ones own thoughts and imagination. i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavinsky Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I disagree with this. Absolutely love repetition in music and often avoid things with too many changes but any style of music can be done well or poorly. Take something like S.A.W II or any other number of works. I haven't gotten bored of those records to this day. Some people just don't get it. They want to be wowed by the novelty of constant changes or they have a.d.d or they don't have an imagination to drift into that more repetitious music induces. For me, music that's constantly changing forces the listener to pay strict attention to every second and strikes me as "look at what I can do" audio acrobatics. On the other hand, music that's repetitious is like a mantra that focuses the mind into a sort of trance like state and immerses you into a very defined landscape and yet also allows the listeners mind to wander, to dream, or to go into ones own thoughts and imagination. As a producer I think it's just as difficult (if not more so) to make a repetitive piece of music that's interesting and doesn't bore the listener. It's a real art form, almost the same concept as a pop song. There are tons of tracks that are too minimal for me, that use only a few sounds with little to no change that bore me to death. At the same time there are equally minimal tunes that use only a few sounds that I've listen to for 20 years and still love as much as ever. So for me it's all about composition, sounds and textures that come together to spark the brain. for me Actress is a master in these things, for example this track is 7 min long with a lets call it simple melody but my ears just dont want to stop listen at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaderpansen Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 the self-importance is literally unbearable, like srsly i had to turn it off. from what i caught i can tell he's also wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amen Warrior Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 I like him. Can we get him on this site? He could definitely teach us a thing or two Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kavinsky Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 the self-importance is literally unbearable, like srsly i had to turn it off. from what i caught i can tell he's also wrong. you know he is trolling right ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cruising for burgers Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 the self-importance is literally unbearable, like srsly i had to turn it off. from what i caught i can tell he's also wrong.you know he is trolling right ? what makes you say that? it's not the first time you mention it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaderpansen Posted May 11, 2018 Share Posted May 11, 2018 the self-importance is literally unbearable, like srsly i had to turn it off. from what i caught i can tell he's also wrong.you know he is trolling right ? what makes you say that? it's not the first time you mention it... yeah if only... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hma Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolkeyZ865 Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 I guess that talented ambient and drone musicians are also not RESPONSIBLE FOR THEIR OWN TRACKS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killabyte11 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 For sure. Didn't expect someone to post some Basic Channel up in here. Love Some of their stuff, as well as the associated label and side projects. and of course... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killabyte11 Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 But yeah you're right about what people think of as repetition not being quite so. I'm a big fan of subtlety. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I can't place that accent at all, sounded like a native English speaker for the majority of the words and then sooodanlee a word would be complaaytelly mispronnoonst.Yeah I was going mention this, what's that all about! he's from texas That's never a Texan accent - Sounds English with tinges of South African (and/or Scandinavian) i was joking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auxien Posted May 14, 2018 Share Posted May 14, 2018 I happened to see that he was apparently my top listener on Soundcloud over the last week. (w/ a whopping 5 plays lol)Are the number of changes in my tracks adequate, I wonder?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IOS Posted May 16, 2018 Share Posted May 16, 2018 Nailed it with the Maurizio/Basic Channel track references! Have heard the Scion mix so many times, can't get enough of the two moments when BC's Octagon gets mixed in (here and here) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killabyte11 Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 Yeah Octagon's a classic for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kakapo Posted May 17, 2018 Share Posted May 17, 2018 This plays like a Peter Serafinowicz sketch, he even has some of the mannerisms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr lopez Posted May 23, 2018 Share Posted May 23, 2018 For sure. Didn't expect someone to post some Basic Channel up in here. Love Some of their stuff, as well as the associated label and side projects. and of course... why would you not expect it? they are some of the most important electronic musicians ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Ooze Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 you give it to him, he took that beating from a bunch of nerds on a forum like a champ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mughnus Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 pretty obvious from age of, this is daniel lopatin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zaphod Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 i'm happy my paint by numbers comment drove him to make that video Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ragnar Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 screw repetitive music screw non-repetitive music just do anything that comes naturally you fucking fuckers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh Mughnus Posted May 29, 2018 Share Posted May 29, 2018 screw repetitive music screw non-repetitive music just do anything that comes naturally you fucking fuckers Screw Music. Phillips, Robertson, or Allen? Most IDM 2018. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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