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Resonant Thoughts: Soetsu Yanagi’s “The Uknown Craftsman” (1972)
“Machine-made things are children of the brain; they are not very human. The more they spread, the less the human being is needed. What seems to be a great advance is also a great step backward; the desire for the natural as opposed to the artificial surely has some basic, unchanging significance. No machine can… Continue reading
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Energies In Music
When a music affects me strongly, I’ll listen to it over and over–because it’s fun but also to give myself time to think about what’s responsible for the music’s emotional impact. One way to think about this impact is in terms of different kinds of musical energies. Yes, we could just as easily use the terms… Continue reading
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A Sequence That Never Repeats Artificially
When I record a sequence I always aim to play it though, without stopping, from a beginning to an end. There are easier ways to build a sequence. The easiest way is to record a few notes or a few measures and then copy them so that the sequence repeats as a self-contained block of… Continue reading
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Listening To Autechre
When it occurs to me, I listen to Autechre on my commute and every time I do I’m rewarded with a listening experience that is unlike the time I spend listening to other musicians. What, I wonder, makes listening to Autechre’s music so unique? I thought of some answers to this question as I listened… Continue reading
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