Elson,
->>->>a lot of the nu-jazz stuff is
->>->> technology driven.
->I've worked with both computers and live musicians alike. You
->can make
->beautiful music with other people on their live instruments, but the
->downside is logistically it's a big pain in the ass. Having
->one or two
->people churning out the music from a desktop isn't as humanly
->interactive
->as working with a whole band of musicians, but the bullshit
->factor (in
->terms of logistics, scheduling and attitudes) is
->significantly reduced.
Couldn't agree more. I have had these same experiences. When you find
musicians of like mind you'll go out of your way to work with them though.
As the technology gets better and cheaper I feel we are getting to the point
where just about anybody can put together a track that sounds reasonable (no
pun intended) - however it may sound exactly like everyone else's track. I
feel that what will set the good stuff apart (at least to the discerning
listener) *is* the human element - good vocals, good instrumentalists,
innovative programming, song writing ability etc that stuff is still hard to
fake. (I think).
Cheers,
Al.
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