Sunday, August 11, 2013

Beyond Echo and Imprint

Imitation with variation is intrinsic to genre music, and the reconfiguration of common elements is a standard practice.  This is not because of lack of skill or imagination, but out of  a sense of stylistic conformity.


Ultimately, this continuing reworking of what some call "classic" elements diminishes their impact and their predictability becomes stale and boring to the astute listener, who is receptive to change.

These are the listeners for whom artistic gesture in sound design and engaged aesthetic sensibility in perception and expression represent the modern, and the drawing of the future into the present.