Jeremy Weiland
12-01-2003, 07:47 AM
> these thoughts have made me ask :"what is dark"?
> aggressive sound doesn't necessarliy mean dark -
> although to someone who wasn't tuned into that
> specific vibration may feel that sound as too much
> and perhaps "scary". personally i try to be a very
> caring and open person, but sometimes when i
> hear that type of sound through various dnb tunes
> (or heavy rock for that matter) - i love it.
me too - and there's a part of me that wants to
disavow the appeal of that type of music. i don't
want to be mean, dirty or aggressive, yet i'm often
attracted to such sounds. i mean, i remember the
first time i ever heard hardcore nyc jungle being spun
at some festival, and it was the scariest music i had
ever heard. it truly freaked me out. a year later,
i'm trying to get my hands on those same sounds.
maybe that's why many good artists and musicians
loathe the concept of "genre" or "type of music". to
many of them, labels are limiting devices devoid of
much practical meaning. to say that i listen to a
certain type of music defines that music less than it
defines *me*. which is quite a powerful idea, whoa.
so once again it is about honesty and acceptance. the
ability to release and let fall away that which is not
in line with your vibrations, but to embrace that
which is, and to have compassion for the self when one
or somebody is too weak to step out of those labels
and limitations.
> i feel its because it represents what is happening
> on the planet right now to us collectively. as
> opposed to shutting it out - perhaps the draw to
that
> type of sound is accepting it for what it is. from
> the flip - there is also a huge surging right now of
> very very powerful aggressive music that is
> positive based. that's the combination that i love
> in creating this d +b sound - power with light.
well, i don't mean to make this thread about dnb
exclusively, but you and i are on the exact same
wavelength. i've been thinking about this idea of
whether there is any inspiration to be found in dnb,
and i think the key is exactly as you say - using the
power of drum'n'bass for good, not evil.
:-)
it sounds silly but i think it's true. since i
believe dnb, at least for me, is the exploration of
power, the idea would then be to use that power for
inspiration, not to cause further separation of the
person. i think what it is is that, in a lot of
electronic music, there is enough dissonance to cause
an entity to feel significantly "de-tuned", rather
than a lot of music which causes an entity to feel
"tuned". the goal, as i see it, is to find a way to
use the power of such music to tune rather than
detune. i think find a way to use the power to build
up to an inspirational climax rather than a detuned
climax is key. if you look at much of the early (mid
nineties) dnb, it's not nearly as dark, so it is
possible. i guess the only danger is in making it
sound too cheesey... :-)
and this phenomenon doesn't only apply to dnb, i mean
look at all the hard rock / metal / progressive bands
that are embracing a spiritual message, like tool for
instance.
thanks, brendan!
jeremy
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> aggressive sound doesn't necessarliy mean dark -
> although to someone who wasn't tuned into that
> specific vibration may feel that sound as too much
> and perhaps "scary". personally i try to be a very
> caring and open person, but sometimes when i
> hear that type of sound through various dnb tunes
> (or heavy rock for that matter) - i love it.
me too - and there's a part of me that wants to
disavow the appeal of that type of music. i don't
want to be mean, dirty or aggressive, yet i'm often
attracted to such sounds. i mean, i remember the
first time i ever heard hardcore nyc jungle being spun
at some festival, and it was the scariest music i had
ever heard. it truly freaked me out. a year later,
i'm trying to get my hands on those same sounds.
maybe that's why many good artists and musicians
loathe the concept of "genre" or "type of music". to
many of them, labels are limiting devices devoid of
much practical meaning. to say that i listen to a
certain type of music defines that music less than it
defines *me*. which is quite a powerful idea, whoa.
so once again it is about honesty and acceptance. the
ability to release and let fall away that which is not
in line with your vibrations, but to embrace that
which is, and to have compassion for the self when one
or somebody is too weak to step out of those labels
and limitations.
> i feel its because it represents what is happening
> on the planet right now to us collectively. as
> opposed to shutting it out - perhaps the draw to
that
> type of sound is accepting it for what it is. from
> the flip - there is also a huge surging right now of
> very very powerful aggressive music that is
> positive based. that's the combination that i love
> in creating this d +b sound - power with light.
well, i don't mean to make this thread about dnb
exclusively, but you and i are on the exact same
wavelength. i've been thinking about this idea of
whether there is any inspiration to be found in dnb,
and i think the key is exactly as you say - using the
power of drum'n'bass for good, not evil.
:-)
it sounds silly but i think it's true. since i
believe dnb, at least for me, is the exploration of
power, the idea would then be to use that power for
inspiration, not to cause further separation of the
person. i think what it is is that, in a lot of
electronic music, there is enough dissonance to cause
an entity to feel significantly "de-tuned", rather
than a lot of music which causes an entity to feel
"tuned". the goal, as i see it, is to find a way to
use the power of such music to tune rather than
detune. i think find a way to use the power to build
up to an inspirational climax rather than a detuned
climax is key. if you look at much of the early (mid
nineties) dnb, it's not nearly as dark, so it is
possible. i guess the only danger is in making it
sound too cheesey... :-)
and this phenomenon doesn't only apply to dnb, i mean
look at all the hard rock / metal / progressive bands
that are embracing a spiritual message, like tool for
instance.
thanks, brendan!
jeremy
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