Dockstader said he viewed all of his electronic works over the years as if they were children. “I liked them, and I had the feeling, weirdly enough, that they liked me,” he said. “To me, they were alive. This wasn’t cold electricity. There was life in there — in this little box, or whatever it is. These glowing tubes at night.
Does really nobody come up with anything new anymore?!re:dream wrote:Dockstader said he viewed all of his electronic works over the years as if they were children. “I liked them, and I had the feeling, weirdly enough, that they liked me,” he said. “To me, they were alive. This wasn’t cold electricity. There was life in there — in this little box, or whatever it is. These glowing tubes at night.
TomViolenz wrote:Don't know the dude, but I sure hope his music is more original than this contrived cliché...
Does really nobody come up with anything new anymore?!re:dream wrote:Dockstader said he viewed all of his electronic works over the years as if they were children. “I liked them, and I had the feeling, weirdly enough, that they liked me,” he said. “To me, they were alive. This wasn’t cold electricity. There was life in there — in this little box, or whatever it is. These glowing tubes at night.
Not really. I specifically said, I don't know the dude and expressed hope for his music. So my judgement wasn't about his music at all.re:dream wrote: Seeing as he made this music in 1962, and your music sounds not unlike it, that is a strange comment...
Did you try Euros?beats me wrote:I only seem to love the first minute of my tracks before they start complaining I’m not keeping things exciting and they stop putting out. So I throw more money at it but it's never satisfied.
Funny..., but you should know that there is a difference between being argumentative and being a dick.panten wrote:..and people say that you're argumentative??
I think re:dream's point was to expose that it was ironic for you to criticise on originality when your music sounds derivative of your subject in question. Fair comment I think.
No, otherwise nothing could be stated to be a contrived cliché ever, leading to circular reasoning.shadx312 wrote:Isn't saying '_________ is such a contrived cliche' a contrived cliche?