Re: [microsound] blocks of time

[Lachlan Mooney <lokmooney@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

i can't help but feel that the context of Road's comment has been misread 
somewhat. It seems to me that he was refering to the narative of the sounds 
themselves, the way they flow and morph over time, their temporal fluxs of 
density and texture. As i read it, this is the narrative that he is eluding 
to, the micro relationships of sound particles. I can't imagine that he had 
any insight into the world of 'rave culture' or the narrative flow that can 
be created within a party, and if done well, can span from dj to dj and 
encompass a whole party. rave music as i see it is not about the micro 
relationships of sounds, or even about the narrative within a track, but 
instead about a collective journey throughout a evening/day/whatever period 
of time. i'll go a step further and say that rave music isn't really about 
the music, it's about the experience.

'narrative' music, the best example of which is film score, is simply a set 
of well proven methods to manipulate our emotions. it's function is not to 
be listened to as such, its just there to tick the 
boxes...sad-check...happy-check...etc 


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