Cheap HW synth better than Soft Synths?

Casanova808 · Post by **Casanova808** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 4:52 pm

and that being said, I think he is probably a really smart, nice guy who works at what he does and takes full advantage of every break he is offered.

IOW I think he is a first class music biz game player, but I don't think his records will matter in 10 years.

tone-def · Post by **tone-def** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 5:12 pm

time will tell. i think flying lotus, burial and shackleton will be remembered more but most house and techno today is nothing special.

in your opinion who's records matter since 1995?

Casanova808 · Post by **Casanova808** » Wed Apr 13, 2011 8:28 pm

In electronic dance music? That is a real tough one, because the genre is getting so niche/inward looking/self-referential that I don't see it being a part of the culture in the future(this is said as an American btw).

Stuff that jumps out as special in the last 15 years would be some of Alden Tyrell's records, the first three Escort singles, Wireless Internet by Arpanet, the Other Peoples Place LP on Warp, every album by Broadcast, Danny Wang, Theo Parrish, Erykah Badu, R. Kelly, The White Stripes early 7"s and 2nd/3rd LP's, Loscil, Convexion...

I have listened to a lot of other stuff, but this is what I can think of off the top of my head. There is a lot of other stuff that came out that I will think will stand the test of time, but that I didn't listen to. I still think a lot of great music is being made today, I am just not that into most new electronic music.

Honestly, I would rather listen to a comp of Big Joe Turner 78's rather than whatever the hot thing on RA is this week. I listen to and make the stuff I like, I am not interested in being on the bleeding edge anymore. It seeems like that kind of thinking is more about chasing trends for your ego than enjoying music.

TechnoMusic · Post by **TechnoMusic** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:09 pm

MarcAshken wrote:when u buy hardware you tend to spend longer learning the ins an outs of the kit rather than surfing the presets and moving onto the next free/shareware synth

The solution is not to get lots of different VSTs but instead buy 2 or 3 quality ones and learn them to a deep level. Its simply a case of will power if you ask me

TechnoMusic · Post by **TechnoMusic** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 12:11 pm

Casanova808 wrote:He is one of those guys who is basically competent, young and handsome. If you took away his looks and his work ethic, no one would care about him because his music isn't spectacular. It is OK music made by a charismatic guy who got lucky with the internet hype machine. The music BUSINESS isn't about music, and he is a perfect example of that.

Couldnt agree more. Having said that I do like one or two of the tunes on that album. There is so much more interesting stuff going on in the IDM/Glitch scene though.

jackbrazzo · Post by **jackbrazzo** » Thu Apr 14, 2011 1:19 pm

time will tell. i think flying lotus, burial and shackleton will be remembered more but most house and techno today is nothing special.

in your opinion who's records matter since 1995?

Shackleton, RV, Bruno P? John Roberts?

Not many are, I am beginning to feel techno\minimal or whatever has run its course.

I pretty much could grab 20 records from 1995 and they would more or less sound the same as they do if I bought 20 mp3's off a website.

I frequently go back to my back catalogue, discogs etc. Great fun in finding new and older tracks that I havent discovered.