Comments on: The Evolution Of Electronic Dance Music

By: Paul

Paul — Wed, 11 Dec 2013 19:31:27 +0000

I will be picking this up when i get the chance. Looks like a great read to know the inner workings of the electronic music pioneers. I look forward the Kraftwerk and Crystal Method sections.

By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:39:32 +0000

In reply to chudgoo. For example, they complained about the lack of editing / sound shaping possibilities on (hardware) samplers and that these things were so unintuitive to use. But the interviews also show that most artists saw these limitations as creative potential to use things in unpredicted ways. I think it's true that you lose this ingenuity if you have unlimited possibilities, e.g. in a DAW. The necessity for unusual methods disappears...

By: brandon

brandon — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 21:35:40 +0000

I hope NagNagNag /Cabaret Voltaire is in the book, that was a mind blowing track.

By: chudgoo

chudgoo — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 20:59:22 +0000

In reply to Gerald. What kind of things did they think were lacking? Also, it's funny that these days people would probably kill for the gear that the industrial pioneers spent years fighting with. ;)

By: Gerald

Gerald — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 19:57:57 +0000

I already read the book quite some time ago. It’s a nice overview about the whole development of various forms of electronic music. I especially liked the chapter about industrial – the interviews with Front 242, Skinny Puppy, etc are really interesting. It’s funny to see how, back then, artists complained about the lack of certain technologies that are fairly standard nowadays 😀