Re: [microsound] audio software environments

[Anthony Saunders <anthony@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Oct 12, 2004, at 9:51 AM, Michael Wright wrote:
> > Perhaps you just don't like this kind of music, or rather, you don't 
> > like specific kinds of computer music? Who's music is it that you 
> > don't like that is getting a lot of hype? What do you mean by "sound 
> > bad."
> Obviously it's a matter of opinion when something is bad or not.  
> Don't get me wrong, i too believe that if the end result is boring, 
> it's boring.  But you have to admit that it is a problem with this 
> scene.  I'm probably going to be grilled for this example but take 
> Curtis Roads.  The guy is a god for sure and i am forever grateful for 
> his developments but his music isn't so hot (in my opinion obviously). 
>  If you someone played you a Curtis Roads piece and told them it was a 
> friend of yours and he used the granular synth in Absynth, you 
> wouldn't give it the time of day you would the Roads.

This kind of context based valuation is common to every music scene on 
the planet. Happens in punk rock, hip-hop, prog rock, techno, etc.

Also a Roads piece of granular synthesis from the 70s or 80s gets a 
different consideration than a Roads piece from today. Context is 
important.

I haven't heard enough Roads body of work to have a well-considered 
opinion; the few minutes I've heard I've enjoyed, but not to the level 
of similar material from Tetsu Inoue.

Anthony


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