Re: Or, the occasionally opaque veil of opinion

[Michael Clark <mcl451@airmail.net>]

My music is melodic, also.  It is the "technology"  that provides the
"atmosphere."  Adding to - or taking away are opinions.  Using a box just
to create some sort of "easy" effect is simply a step in the creative
process.  Some people stop at that point, others do not.  I respect both.
If I'm not digging the scene, I leave.

M...


At 10:33 PM 1/13/03 +0100, you wrote:
>On Monday, January 13, 2003, at 08:24 PM, Patrick Bolan wrote:
>
>> The technology should not take away from music, but add to it.  If you
>> get the two reversed, it doesn't sound good.
>
>Whilst my own music is very melodically structured (almost to the point 
>of being anal on the reverse end of the spectrum), I wholeheartedly 
>agree with this sentiment and your earlier comments. There are too many 
>musicians who over-utilise technology purely for the sake of 'because 
>its there'...
>
>...but then again, I'm a classically trained musician :) heh
>-- 
>Stuart Wyatt (Solo String Project) - http://SoloString.com
>
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