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when it comes to music i was told. i wish i'd be that easy..im spoiled i know, but there's too much of quality stuff around to lower my standards..i'll have to lie instead from now on :) are your standards high? do you find most music boring and uninteresting? |
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i have an open mind but also very low standards :) |
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My standards are real high, I all ways bash the music I hear on the radio, I think most of it suck. A track or two might have a nice melody or something, but Most of "pop" music is pure shit. So they say I'd have to lower my standards. But then again, they say that Instrumental tracks are not music in general, that you would have to have a voice singing for it to be "music". Wankers. |
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hehehe yeah, i think like alot of music is pretty shit, except for the music i love. sometimes i wish i didnt care so much and could just listen to other stuff, but i cbf |
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well, when i talk about music i usually don't think pop because i never listen to that, so i can't discuss it. but even when it comes to alternative music i expect it to be something more, something witty. |
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is there a quiz to know your standar LeveL? sadLy Low very Low Low .... ridicuLusLy high |
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i meant *standard* |
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I've been told the same thing a couple of times, but in these cases, I think, only so that the I could somehow better connect to the music the person telling me to lower my standards promotes. There's so much quality music out there that I see no reason to lower any standards. You just have to really look for it rather than sticking to one type of music and then complaining about bad quality releases when there's a lull in that particular scene. I do realise this is not the case with you, tolstoyed :) |
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"but in these cases, I think, only so that the I could somehow better connect to the music the person telling me to lower my standards promotes." in my case it was a review of a rechenzentrum's gig :) |
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Were you the one writing the review? |
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yeah. the thing is the gig wasn't that bad, it's just the band that disappoints me. they used to be avantgarde sort of band..7,8 years ago..also all the things they had to say about music in the past, they just don't follow those standards themselves set anymore.. and this particular gig was rechenzentrum vs. schnider tm. ofcourse i expected it to be nothing like shows they used to do since schnider is into totally different thing (although rechenzentrum are sort of turning into that abstract pop music as well), but it was still very disappointing. i wasn't intrigued one bit..they had their moments but majority it was indie pop rock with bits of abstract electronica. which is not what i expect from a band that had to say so much about quality of music in the past. editor sort of told me to try and be more subjective in the future, so i'll just have to lie :) |
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music still surprises me |
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isn't that sort of why we all listen to it? to hear something surprising. i know there's nothing like a feeling when i hold some new release by an artist i deeply respect! uh oh! |
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That's just bullshit. What's the point of writing for them if can't say what you think? |
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ill be surprised by music when i put a cd in and out jumps tolstoyed dressed as a yodelling milk maid. i quite like unsurprising music sometimes its kinda confortable if that makes any sense! however as for my standards i dunno pretty low i guess i like ALOT of different stuff although the stuff coming out the radio is mainly shit, but i liek to think what i do listen to is pretty fuking awsome but then im pretty fuking awsome so hey |
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Paying the bills? |
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well, i sort of understand what editor meant..he still aired the review because he said it was well argumented and well written. and he saw rechenzentrum before as well so he knew perfectly well what i meant. the thing is i made it sound like it was an awful gig probably which wasn't the case but in a band that i used to apperciate and went shit now i can't put it any other way. the gig itself was way better than most of shit people do on gigs nowdays, so maybe i should put less attention on my thoughts on them and put more attention into what it is that they're doing now..but you know, it's easier to bash someone than to write something nice :) taff <3 |
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Oh, so i see now. Well i kind of agree with him then. You do have to concentrate somewhat on the good points as well as the bad. Off topic sightly: Is this your only job? |
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haha, i made it sound like i really wrote shit about them now which also isn't quite true. i said they had their moments but the overal impression surely was that it was a subpar performance. and no, it's my second job..more of a hobby really. im writing a review on takk now. |
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takk = <3 ^^^ review written and finished ;) |
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i'm open, and try to have no expectations when looking for new music. |
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i love it as well..probably one of the very few bands that make music like that sound awesome! it's just an icelandic thing :) |
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yer i think everything from iceland seems to sound pretty and etheral although im currently listening to Himuro and LOVING it |
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Well, that's cool. I just always would say what i think when it comes to these things. This is why i decided not to judge a battle of the bands competition. I got asked and i said i would but two things stopped me. I know alot of people around here who are in bands one of those bands was going to be in the competition. Secondly i know that most of the bands round here are pretty shocking. So even though i would say what i think and i would say if something is good or not. My mind would already be made up. So i understand. |
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kyosuko himuro!?!? say it isn't so :) |
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yeah definitely. i must learn to ignore prejudices i might have about certain people :) |
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True but you also have to say what you think to some degree too. It's difficult to balance though. Plus i don't like the thought of being a judge of something. |
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i don't might judging..it's only my opinion really, people don't have to agree with it. btw, i can say about albums whatever i want. gotta be a bit more careful when it comes to gigs though :) |
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standards? that would require to be objective, which means inhuman. there are no high or low standards. or am i wrong? |
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Ok then :) Carry on. |
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can you elaborate on that a bit please. |
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In relation to this... Does anyone find themselves "correcting" or "improving" a track in their minds? Often, I say to myself-"that could be less repeititve", or "that bass sound doesn't really punch through enough." It's ridiculous, because artists like Autechre do what they do because they make the music they want to make-but a lot of the time tracks aren't "good enough" in that they don't go where I want them to go, or take advantage of ideas like I would have done had I made the track myself. |
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i was supposed to be lazy... no it's okay, there can be different qualities within the different tastes. BUT liking a few artists doesn't mean u have high standards, it can also mean your tastes are narrow. |
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happens to me a lot i just add melodies on top or change the drums (esp the snares) in my mind. never happened to me with autechre though. |
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yeah, could mean that as well, ofcourse! cs2x, yeah, i do that sometimes..when i wish a piece of music would just take a different turn..or some loops to last longer..definitely get those feelings! |
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Yes. such as Doctor? by Orbital which really should have been more hard limiting at the bit where it kicks in from the Doctor Who theme into beats, bit disappointing there wasn't a bigger punch there. I do it all the time. |
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Definitely do sometimes...but it often leaves me wondering if those little 'imperfections' are actually required as sometimes after some time has passed those same parts seem like heaven. IMO listening to 'perfect' tracks would become boring - getting used to sounds or parts that I would've changed in a track myself have sometimes lead me to new things.. |
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i need to lower my standards in women... sure i picked a few psycho's in the past.... but am getting nada now so i'm thinking was it all that bad? music-wise..... i'm, happy with the standards i have... if i like it i likes it |
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I pretty much accept everything as it is because if it is the final result then it is exactly what the artist wanted |
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all the girls are fine, realy. u just have to open yourself. |
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That was CS2x's opinion on "Doctor?" DeleriousWeasel. You little thief! Think up your own opinions! My opinion in generally pf's, I actually think the pure human voice actually destroys most tracks. I hate un-vocoded voices, it just seems so unatural and rarely does the voice and instrumental backing ever not grate with eachother. I believe that in 9/10 times, like should stick with like: electronica with electronica, unaltered voices with unaltered voices etc. |
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I was reiterating what we Both felt about that song you twat. |
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i heard a few examples of successful mixes but they're quite rare. it's just that some 'acoustic' tracks have sometimes some tricky elctronic stuff in the background that makes the singing tastier. works best if it's a singer/band who hires an electronic producer than if it's an electronic act featuring a singer. what do you think of björk btw? |
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you failed (as usual) to see subtle irony concealed in my post. |
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cabaret, wailing woman. Her style of music (especially her singing) always makes my hair stand on end :S Yea, a great example of a successfull fusion is Daft Punk's Harder, Stronger Better Faster. |
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