music production
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Musical Remodeling as Defamiliarizing
Recently I’ve been remodeling music I haven’t yet released. I like the original tracks as they are, but remodeling is an opportunity to build a surprise, a chance to hear what happens when one’s prior work is bracketed and used as material for new music. The most exciting part of remodeling is defamiliarizing a track Continue reading
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Database: Aphex Twin On Not Reusing Sounds, Avoiding The Obvious, And How All Sounds Break Down Into Really Simple Things
“I’m not into multitracking, I like things to be live. I record everything live, and I’m not bothered about saving sounds. In fact, I erase them on purpose. I have a library of stuff, but it’s stuff I haven’t used yet. And also I don’t want to use a sound I’ve used before. There’s an Continue reading
