Electronic Musing

You know what it’s like when music, sound, and the related equipment just amuse you beyond words?? You just want to sit there all day and fuck with it.

prodigy — smack my bitch up

Charming NY Times Article that got me thinking about where I’m going with this music stuff.

Just write the best music you can, and leave it at that.

More and more these days, you hear about people turning to Circuit Bending for strange and unique sounds. Synth Do-It-Yourself (building your own music electronics) is the step after Circuit Bending. Are either worth the effort? What sort of ROI do you get? Where to start?

There’s no step-by-step formula for music. Almost everyone picks up on this intuitively… yet, people will still ask, “How do you write music? Where do I start?”

Sometimes, you do a jam, and it’s magic. Lightning in a bottle. There’s some inexplainable quality to it, kind of like what sets “Excalibur” apart from “a sword”. It becomes an artifact. If you’ve had it happen, you’ll know what I mean.

More than an Aphex interview. Lovely, thoughtful intro with some background on electronic music and lucid dreams, followed by some words from Sir Richard on the topic.

Music is an experience, and in order to create a rich experience, we must experience as much as possible ourselves.