I would say that a chord progression is as important for a track as the property you would build a house on, with the whole house being everything else in the track.
Meaning when you have the foundation you yet have a load of work to do.
Mad for Brad
but unlike the foundation of a house, in EDM , you don't need a chord progression. You can just stay on the same root note and still make something interesting as I have argued before because really, what is changing in music and making music interesting is not chords or melodies but rather production and sound design. It is nice if you can do both but I really strongly believe that harmony is not as important as production and soundesign . It sounds weird coming from someone that has dedicated alot of time to mastering all those elements but I accept the fact that harmony and melody are not new and have been pretty much explored to their fullest.
Subtle
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Originally posted by Mad for Brad
but unlike the foundation of a house, in EDM , you don't need a chord progression. You can just stay on the same root note and still make something interesting as I have argued before because really, what is changing in music and making music interesting is not chords or melodies but rather production and sound design. It is nice if you can do both but I really strongly believe that harmony is not as important as production and soundesign . It sounds weird coming from someone that has dedicated alot of time to mastering all those elements but I accept the fact that harmony and melody are not new and have been pretty much explored to their fullest.
Yeah i agree 100% and i have made plenty tracks myself which doesnt contain a single chord.
Mad for Brad
I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.
kitphillips
This is an interesting convo...
I don't think at all that chord progressions are only the basis for a good track, I think that good melodies and progressions ARE a good track, as long as the production is sufficiently good not to be distracting.
But I also think that you can have a great track without melody, a more percussive track perhaps.
I think my point is, IF you're going to have the melody front and centre (as you usually do in trance) then you'd better make sure its a good one, and an original one, because otherwise your tracks are going to be boring. My point is, IF you're doing melody, then make it original, otherwise leave it out, or just treat it as a side issue, rather than making it the focus.
Originally posted by Looney4Clooney
I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.
totally agree with you there. If you are going to go with harmony and melody, put some effort into it so it isn't completely mundane.
Add this (sampled in the end of the vid you linked):
cryophonik
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Originally posted by Mad for Brad
I suppose it would be nice if producers were interested in more aspects of music so that you could have both worlds combined in a way that wasn't so obvious and mediocre.
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Originally posted by Mad for Brad
totally agree with you there. If you are going to go with harmony and melody, put some effort into it so it isn't completely mundane.
I wish I agreed with my own posts, but since I just make it up as I'm typing it, it's all just gibberish anyway. ;)
Mad for Brad
hahahahaha
wtf , I thought I was quoting Kit. lol ing psycho I am.
cryophonik
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Originally posted by Mad for Brad
hahahahaha
wtf , I thought I was quoting Kit. lol ing psycho I am.
Drinking and posting, eh? That sounds like a great idea - think I'll do the same. cheers! :)
