You're a good guy Steevio and for me, your music is mindblowlingly fantastic. I'm always inspired when you talk and I always look up to you but as an open - minded guy, I never rule out or diss anything musically. I am of the opinion that everything can function in its musical environment. For me, it's all about context and then how you apply stuff, why it's there, what is it doing, is it needed etc, etc.steevio wrote:i think it would be an interesting discussion to talk about why we love and hate the 2/4 clap thing, i could talk about it forever, but its unfair to hi-jack this thread, so i'm sorry for being tangential, and will stfu.AK wrote:
I actually knew you were gonna jump in with something along those lines as I remember it from before. I can see why a clap/snare on the 2 & 4 for you would be a hate thing, it's completely out of the question because of how you write and how your musical mind works but it isn't a cliche'. It's just the percussive polar opposite of the kickdrum. A snare, a clap etc. I see it as the 'call and response' thing like in any other percussive led scenario. I think you just hate 4/4 where a snare or a clap on the 2/4 makes it even more 4/4.
Lol.
If you fancy discussing it, we could always start a thread about it, personally i think its something that anchors this music and stops it progressing, house music is about the only form of music i know of which appears to have remained virtually unchanged for nearly 30 years, if you look at almost any other music, it rapidly evolves and mutates, which to me is exhilarating and what music is all about, but with 90% of house, another generation comes along and repeats the formula.
but listen to people like Jus Ed, Fred P, Joey Anderson etc.. these guys dont follow the formula, and its the only house music i can listen to these days, their music is open and flowing..
ive said too much
I do listen to people like Us Ed etc. I drive home with his track playing over and his use of claps in that record is superb. I absolutely adore that track and so does the missus, it's retro futurism and totally within the context of the music.