Re: melodic electronica...
Erik Gaderlund
Thu, 12 Mar 1998 01:13:10 -0800
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>To: philipm@isd.canberra.edu.au
>From: Elson Trinidad <elson@westworld.com>
>Subject: Re: melodic electronica...
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>At 04:23 PM 3/12/98 +1100, philipm@isd.canberra.edu.au wrote:
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>>well thats a bit of a generalisation, dont you think??? i dont know
>>about this 'electonica' thing you mention but if you have ever heard
>>any real detroit techno like carl craig, neil ollivierra, claude
>>young, kenny larkin or stacey pullen you will hear amazing original
>>creative music that of course contains melody. your comments make it sound
>>like melody is only simple & easy to hum along with. what about jazz &
>>classical music?
>
>First off, I'd appreciate it if you tone down your method of rebuttal. I
>was discussing about music, not insulting your mother. "That's a bit of a
>generalisation..." "Your comments sound like..." My comments are my
>comments. Did you want me to say something that would make you happy?
>
>Anyway, back to the discussion. Whistling and humming are everyone's
>musical instrument. Not everyone can sing, not everyone can play a trumpet,
>not everyone can mix and beat-match, but everyone can whistle and hum
>something from memory...from memory...a melodic statement that is
>*memorable*. Get what I'm trying to say? And what about jazz and classical
>music? People whistle and hum Mozart all the time. Folks walk out of jazz
>clubs humming the heads of their favorite jazz tune played by the band that
>night. It happens in all forms of music...or at least it should.
>
But, I left the Tricky concert running snippits of 'Lyrics of Fury' through
my head--they did a cover of the Eric B. & Rakim tune. I'm listening to
FSOL's 'We Have Explosives' EP and I do have to say that they even have
some melody. I also like to hum bass lines from tunes like massive attacks
'better things' same line is in DJ Shadow's 'In/Flux'
later,
erik g