I was approached the other day by a guy who obviously was interested in music, but just wasnt used to listening to the kind of sound I make. His questions in regard to my music was a real eyeopener to me.
It should be obvious to everyone, but sometimes as a musician/producer/composer its easy to forget that not everyone can understand what is up and down in regards to what you do.
Its an eyeopener really, to meet someone whom you have to explain everything to. Right from the bottom. Right back from where ambient comes from and what it has evolved into and all that. All the way back to Brian Eno and his first ambient excursions. The history so to say, of what you do and where you come from.
That’s one part of it. That’s like explaining taxes or something to kids. Quite easy really, if you are a little creative.
The other part is the music in itself. This guy was used to listening to old rocknroll and he didn’t really understand was I was doing – he didn’t get the more ambient side of my tracks – the modal stuff, that only plays in one key and doesn’t modulate in a traditional tonal way.
This was harder to explain to him. I guess I really couldn’t take the explanation any further than the border where intellect meets sensation. I think the point here is that he didn’t really like it – it didn’t meet hi in known territory or he wasn’t open for this kind of sensation or something. Maybe also he was the kind of guy who needs to understand things before he can enjoy, maybe he just will never like it. I don’t know.
But he was curious, and that is a good place to start.Then things can develop from there.
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