Elson,
->>Couldn't agree more. I have had these same experiences.
->
->
->:) I remember a time when every other listmember here was a
->member of some
->sort of acid-jazz-related band...I don't think any of them are around
->anymore...
I am :-).
->Of course, people have to start from somewhere, so of course I'm not
->newbies making music at all, but they should just woodshed
->for a while, and
->make tracks for themselves and their friends before making
->dubplates or
->trying to get that record deal.
This reminds me of a story an engineer told me about a dance act. Their
record company guy thought all these other acts were ripping off their
stuff. Then the engineer pointed out to him (something he'd been trying to
tell him from the start) that all their grooves were lifted straight out of
an MC-303 groovebox - I doubt they're still around.
->
->So I don't necessarily think the 'human element' per se is
->the only thing
->that separates the good stuff from the crap (though I don't
->see how you can
->be wrong either), but having some sort of background in the human
->element can account for that too.
Yeah, don't get me wrong I agree completely with your take on "human
element". There's certain aspects of listening to music that make my hair
stand on end one of which is musical programming. For example Donny Hathaway
playing the Rhodes in 'Valdez in the Country' or Stevie Wonder's singing but
also a track like 'Goddess' by Wai Wan I think (on Carte Blanche Vol 2 -
Naked Music). Take a listen if you have it or can hear it somewhere. The
programming is really beautifully musical. It's got that human element I
think we're talking about. Now someone's gonna tell me it was made by a
computer. Ha! Anyway.
Regards,
Al.
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