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| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
cool
yeah i don't really like it until the monoder track comes in, then i start enjoying it.
the drop in energy was deliberate, but i guess not enjoyed by all?
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You aren't going to please everyone all the time - maybe some folks dig it, but if anything I'd probably say the number of people commenting might mean you just need to take a different approach to deliberate energy drops, certainly not abandon them completely.
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
i suppose i got bored of doing the same mix over and over. this is a promo of how i play live. when the party is just starting, people are arriving, getting drinks, chatting, etc, i don't feel the need to 'go somewhere', just to set the mood. i was trying to demonstrate n the mix that I can do that, and then I can turn it up and take it somewhere when I feel like doing that as well.
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I think it was pretty clear that this was what you wanted to do, I just think you might be capable of doing it better than this represents. I can understand the desire to get out of the "beginning, middle, end" mold when it comes to mixes - but you also have to remember that the further you stray from that, the less accessible any piece of art will be to the masses (not necessarily a bad thing either).
Just look at books, films, or even other genre's of music albums - there's a reason they teach (roughly) the structure of a story in "rising action->climax->falling action" or why people can map that same mentality onto concept albums or stories told in film: because that's just how they're done. I know, shit reason, right?
Unfortunately, I think it all comes down to justification not unlike that of why pop music is still around, generic action movies still get made, and people like Tom Clancy and Danielle Steel still sell books - because that's what people want.
For the artist (author, musician, etc.), it is all too often a very fine line between being able to create something that represents themselves artistically and conforms to at least some modicum or standard for what is generally considered a cohesive piece in whichever society or cultural they're working. Doing this without compromising the integrity of the piece and pandering to the lowest common denominator is not an easy task. I think the desire to break free of this mentality is completely natural for quote en quote "good" artists, and some of those who cast off entirely the expectations of any society genuinely come up with brilliant and/or revolutionary material.
For me, however, what I consider truly some of the best artistic expressions are those that find that incredible fine line between expectations of others and compromise of self, and walks it with confidence and class. I think Hunter Thompson, Danny Howells, and maybe the Coen brothers or Wes Anderson are examples of people who do this well, and are (again, in my opinion), the best their respective fields have to offer, and none of them would be as good or well known as they are if they didn't have a large audience of people who can relate to them and what they do.
And so I think that something like what you've said here:
| quote: | Originally posted by nefardec
so that's what i try to do  in the last 10 months since I've recorded a promo i've been exposed to a lot of different things and have sort of developed a new aesthetic that is in deliberate contrast to my past work |
Makes a lot of sense to me, especially from someone who's as talented as you are musically. The only advice I can give is try not to abandon things you've traditionally done so well in the sake of deliberate difference.
/Spirit5, signing off.
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Shame because I loved both openers.
