Re: Future Loop

[Kim Flint <kflint@chromatic.com>]

At 04:21 PM 3/5/98 -0700, Scott Bullerwell wrote:
>Kim asks:
>
>> Where is loop based music going? What directions will it be taking in 
>the
>> future? Not the gear, but the music itself! What compositional,
>> improvisational, cultural, etc. directions are things heading in? Will 
>it
>> find more or less of a place in popular styles? Will it find more or 
>less
>of
>> a place in 'high art' styles? What will it be? What might the loop
>> innovators of tommorrow be doing? Remember, its a music question, not a
>gear
>> question.....
>
>I would venture the following:
>
>The distinction between music and not-music is about as clear as the
>distinction between plants and weeds.  

[snip]

>[Sorry that's vague and probably a cop-out, 

gotta agree there, sounded like you were writing a college thesis. No 
daring
predictions? Not going out to the really thin ice? Well, no prizes for you
and no corner office in the marketing department. Next contestant please!  
 
:-)

kim
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