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djsynchro wrote:pop

I'm relieved. I was feeling sooooo alone.

A genre is just a load of people remixing one person's idea.

I work in the genre of music.

Of all the 'labels' that have been created, I really dislike the term 'experimental.' Artists that categorise themselves as experimental rarely are. I'd go further and say any art that truly pushes boundaries isn't created by someone who is conscious they are treading new ground. That judgement comes later, and is made by people who have an outside perspective on the work.

Also, I rarely find that someone's list of 'influences' actually reflects the music they make. When people list influences they are usually listing their favorite bands/artists. They might WISH that they sounded like them, but what they actually produce is influenced by stuff on a far more sub-conscious level.

modal laptop post-indie

Electronica thats related to Detroit techno/electro (808) and Dubstep just cause of the bass, space and the 140bpm/70bpm push pull rhythm

crumhorn wrote:
IMO: Genres are defined by listeners, journalists and the music industry. It helps them to get a handle on the vast amount of music being produced in the world. But musicians need to be free to produce whatever music they can imagine.

Adopting a genre is too limiting. Just do what you like and let others classify it if they feel the need.

All true but limits can inspire creativity and as soon as you aspire to perform or sell your work your part of the music industry even if it doesn't feel like it.

Electronica?

KrisM wrote:Electronica?

my fave genre....could mean so many things.

try playing the make up your own genre game

death metal.

sorta good music

why care?

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smartass303 wrote:why care?

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It might help a casual listener make the decision whether to listen to it or not.

Mini-Step!

ikeaboy wrote:

smartass303 wrote:why care?

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It might help a casual listener make the decision whether to listen to it or not.

i thought the question was introspective so i tried to give a cocky answer rather than do gorilla style genre bashing which is so the day after last years tommorow.

im really sorry,

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Metal/Electronic stuff

I trained as a vivisectionist and went to work for a large tobacco company where we had to experiment on small domestic rodents (to this day I still remember this being my favourite job...i was unfairly sacked for taking my job too seriously - they just didn't understand me), so since then, I carried on my work from home, buying large quantities of mice from petshops, cutting them up whilst they were still alive and recording their singing and re-pitching it so you can make out phrases and individual sounds. I would do this til the early hours of the morning until either the tune was finished or my subjects were no longer with us.

So for me, it's "mouse music all night long"