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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 13:02:10 GMT -5
I started playing classical music on piano in elementary school (haven't touched the instrument in like 10 years though). Then my parents introduced me to jazz (Duke Ellington, Michel Petrucciani, etc). After that I found classic rock like Hendrix and all these Woodstock artists. Later thanks to Doom I got interested in Pantera and metal in general. I used to despise all electronic music thinking that it's just dumb "boom boom boom" beats, but then a classmate I respected a lot recommended me some song and I couldn't turn it down without even trying, so I started listening and noticed that it's actually really good. I began digging deeper and got into some rather obscure electronic genres, such as happy breakcore. Because of my fascination with Japan I also explored its underground scene, including really weird barely listenable noise projects.
I'm continuing to explore the musical world but for me it's a ridiculously slow process because I'm a very obsessive listener. I can't simply listen to one album, then another, etc. No, I get a new album, play a song or two, and then either lose interest or realize that these songs are so amazing I have to play them like 20-30 times in a row. And I might neglect the rest of the album for years because I kind of already found what I wanted (and later songs are often worse anyway). I'd say over 90% of the time I'm listening to my favorite songs instead of trying new ones. So it always takes me a long time to discover something new.
Anyway, let's start with something fun. This is Peter Gunn by The Art of Noise, an innovative avant-garde electronic band famous for its experiments with sampling, which was new at the time (early-mid eighties). The song is, of course, a remix of the classic Peter Gunn theme by Duane Eddy, which was supposedly the first melody Jimi Hendrix ever learned. The best thing about this song is its music video, done in a noir comic book style and starring the charming Rik Mayall:
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Post by 40oz on Nov 27, 2017 13:25:13 GMT -5
I'm continuing to explore the musical world but for me it's a ridiculously slow process because I'm a very obsessive listener. I like this. It always drives me crazy when I ask someone what kind of music they like and they say "I listen to everything" because to me, they may as well be saying they hate music. You can't possibly listen to everything there is, and even if you do, you can't really embrace and appreciate any of it by simply taking a sampling of whatever you want. You really have to immerse yourself in it to know what it's all about, and it takes a very, very long time. At this point in my life I realized I could be a hardcore fan of anything if I really give it the time, but there are only so many years in a life.
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Post by Deleted on Nov 27, 2017 15:56:11 GMT -5
Maybe being hardcore isn’t the answer and just listening is? But yeah there’s a lot of music out there for many lifetimes, especially if you start listening to music in other languages. The music never stops.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 8, 2017 5:10:35 GMT -5
I guess "what kind of music you like" can be an intimidating question? There is so much stuff to say that the person gets lost not knowing where to begin. I wonder if there is a better way to phrase it. Like maybe "tell me about your latest musical discovery". They will start describing the band's sound, perhaps compare it to that of other bands, and from there you can get a broader picture.
Also, here is Moon Over by Christine 23 Onna. Christine 23 Onna was an experimental band formed by MASONNA (the most famous Japanese noise artist along with Merzbow) and Toda Fusao from Angel'in Heavy Syrup (a psychedelic all-female rock band). I love how at times it sounds like an old trashy sci-fi movie. I think they had crazy fun making music together.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2017 10:01:34 GMT -5
I've been thinking about music and how it compares to other art forms. Interesting discovery: there are tons, like literally hundreds and hundreds of songs that I consider pretty much perfect. But this almost never happens with movies, books, or games, for example. I know many masterpieces in these fields, but usually I still see some room for improvement. Why is that?
A simple answer is that these art forms are typically a lot more elaborate. Of course perfecting a book that takes several hours to read is much harder than perfecting a three minute song. But I feel like there is a more important difference between them and music. Music is very abstract compared to them and it doesn't restrict you as much. Typically it's not about what the author wants you to take from it, it's about what you find in it for yourself. A lot of songs are in some way incomplete until you listen to them. It's a double effort: the creator provides you with a playing field, but it's up to you to fill the holes and finish the piece. Of course in the end that will be a lot more satisfying than reading a book where the writer already prepared the answers for all questions and wants you to learn some specific lessons.
I wonder if you guys will agree.
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Post by TOS on Jan 17, 2018 17:45:56 GMT -5
Music is the only artform you mentioned that is truly subjective. A game, book, or movie will look and play the same for everyone. The only difference among viewers or players being reception. Movies, books, or game leave little room for interpretation...there isn't much mystery going on. All the information is there just waiting to be observed.
But music is different. Each listener can get very real but different vibes from the same piece.
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Post by 40oz on Jan 20, 2018 14:08:38 GMT -5
Interesting discovery: there are tons, like literally hundreds and hundreds of songs that I consider pretty much perfect. But this almost never happens with movies, books, or games, for example. Thats a really fascinating observation. I too can think of several 'perfect songs' for certain types of moods or inflections. But I really don't think there's any sort of end goal for a perfect game or a perfect movie. Hell, I even have a hard enough time writing "the perfect sentence" to accurately convey what I want to say sometimes.
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You're trying to say you like DOS better than me, right?
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Post by TOS on Jan 20, 2018 14:13:05 GMT -5
^People just suck, 40.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 8, 2019 10:53:47 GMT -5
Woah, have you guys seen this? It's like early YouTube summarized in a 3 minute clip. I think nowadays such a video would look lame as fuck ("look at us kids, we can meme too!"), but back then it must have been pretty awesome for the internet users to see a super popular group celebrating their culture. I found it touching.
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