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Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 02-10-2016, 01:30 PM
Replies: 59
Views: 3,842
Posted By Zyrada
Aesthetic theory is inherently subordinate...

Aesthetic theory is inherently subordinate to/dependent on subjective experience. There is no concrete way to understand how a person perceives music, at least not yet. Once there is, I strongly...
Forum: General Music 09-23-2015, 01:41 PM
Replies: 15,998
Views: 3,107,935
Posted By Zyrada
http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/albums/22072/homepage_la...

http://cdn4.pitchfork.com/albums/22072/homepage_large.43d2e546.jpg
Mario Diaz de León - The Soul is the Arena

This is some really stellar work that blends together chamber music and electronics....
Forum: General Music 03-23-2015, 05:32 PM
Replies: 70
Views: 5,567
Posted By Zyrada
I think the part of that I find the most amusing...

I think the part of that I find the most amusing is "contemporary". Like, that implies there's an older tradition of Christian hip-hop.

...

Is there?

The person I'm dating doesn't have...
Forum: Classical 03-22-2015, 11:27 PM
Replies: 16
Views: 5,112
Posted By Zyrada
cXbwPRmyMLM The depiction of technological...

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The depiction of technological "progress" is a little dated---more like a high-industrial conception of it---but the general idea of mechanization still applies, as the title implies.
Forum: General Music 03-15-2015, 12:12 PM
Replies: 68
Views: 5,921
Posted By Zyrada
I wanted to try reverting back to a version of...

I wanted to try reverting back to a version of Spotify that still had the ability to integrate local files directly into the streaming library, but I downloaded 0.8.5 and it automatically installed...
Forum: Classical 03-12-2015, 02:01 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 10,563
Posted By Zyrada
I'm no pianist, so my knowledge of the repertoire...

I'm no pianist, so my knowledge of the repertoire is limited, but as far as that knowledge does go, I've read that many of Ligeti's etudes are notoriously difficult to play because of his love for...
Forum: General Music 03-02-2015, 08:13 PM
Replies: 179
Views: 11,321
Posted By Zyrada
Isn't this moving the goal posts a bit? You said...

Isn't this moving the goal posts a bit? You said you wanted an example of a current mainstream musician making a stand on a social issue, but you never said anything about whether or not you...
Forum: Classical 02-28-2015, 11:04 AM
Replies: 320
Views: 138,835
Posted By Zyrada
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms...

Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms (http://youtu.be/LUGyAtcEFy8)
Poulenc's Concert Champêtre (http://youtu.be/K48zalIXIH4) or Concerto for Organ, Strings, and Timpani (http://youtu.be/XTRR0XCElpI)...
Forum: Current Events, Philosophy, & Religion 02-27-2015, 08:26 PM
Replies: 39
Views: 3,323
Posted By Zyrada
The eventual "wrangling" of the internet is...

The eventual "wrangling" of the internet is probably inevitable. It happens with every medium. This vote was simply one answer to the long question of where control will end up, and I don't buy for a...
Forum: General Music 02-27-2015, 04:13 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,855,312
Posted By Zyrada
I don't doubt what you're saying, so I'll take...

I don't doubt what you're saying, so I'll take your word for it. I'm not a masochist, after all.
Forum: General Music 02-26-2015, 02:47 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,855,312
Posted By Zyrada
You know, I've never actually listened to that...

You know, I've never actually listened to that song all the way through before. Just the... chorus? Would you even call it that if 90% of the song is just that on loop?

Highlights include what...
Forum: General Music 02-26-2015, 12:17 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 1,199
Posted By Zyrada
If we're going purely by quantity, Bull of Heaven...

If we're going purely by quantity, Bull of Heaven (bullofheaven.com) wins, no contest.

As for music that's long that I've actually listened to and care about as more than novelties, here's a...
Forum: Introductions 02-26-2015, 11:27 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,362
Posted By Zyrada
One of my friends makes that kind of money after...

One of my friends makes that kind of money after taxes, and she's living with her parents.

Does Florida just have a lower cost of living or something? As trade-off for being literally the worst?
...
Forum: General Music 02-26-2015, 09:21 AM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,855,312
Posted By Zyrada
The distinction, of course, is that saying in...

The distinction, of course, is that saying in black or white terms whether or not something is "good" or "bad" sounds more definitive and hardline than simply saying "I don't like this". It's easier...
Forum: General Music 02-25-2015, 10:16 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,855,312
Posted By Zyrada
I dig some Eliane Radigue from time to time. I...

I dig some Eliane Radigue from time to time. I think drone is done the most effectively when there's some sense of gradual change.
Forum: General Music 02-25-2015, 08:17 PM
Replies: 18,805
Views: 1,855,312
Posted By Zyrada
I know what "progressive" is supposed to mean,...

I know what "progressive" is supposed to mean, but all I associate prog as a label with is basically long form instrumental rock. Maybe back when prog was being codified, that idea was progressive in...
Forum: General Music 02-25-2015, 02:49 PM
Replies: 79
Views: 6,808
Posted By Zyrada
I'd never listened to Swans when I first made an...

I'd never listened to Swans when I first made an account here. I might not even have heard of them at that point, but I dug into their discography a bit before The Seer was released. And now they've...
Forum: Classical 02-24-2015, 11:35 PM
Replies: 21
Views: 8,673
Posted By Zyrada
I was toying with the idea of posting a requiem...

I was toying with the idea of posting a requiem excerpt by either Duruflé or Pärt, but then I remembered a piece that... well, it just wins for me.

XTRR0XCElpI
Poulenc's Concerto for Organ,...
Forum: General Music 02-24-2015, 10:36 PM
Replies: 28,176
Views: 5,369,020
Posted By Zyrada
Lee Noble - Horrorism (I'll admit I only made it...

Lee Noble - Horrorism (I'll admit I only made it about halfway through this one before I got bored and moved on)
Brötzmann Clarinet Project - Berlin Djungle
Andy Stott - Faith In Strangers
Gérard...
Forum: General Music 02-24-2015, 09:24 PM
Replies: 32,677
Views: 4,147,273
Posted By Zyrada
_b-CtDYzFTw The microtone lover in me is...

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The microtone lover in me is drooling with glee.
Forum: General Music 02-24-2015, 11:30 AM
Replies: 28,176
Views: 5,369,020
Posted By Zyrada
I'll really have to give this a spin! Right now...

I'll really have to give this a spin! Right now I'm listening to:

http://betterpropaganda.com/images/artwork/Clear_Horizon-Clear_Horizon_480.jpg
Clear Horizon - s/t

I'd already given it my ear...
Forum: General Music 02-22-2015, 10:53 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,400
Posted By Zyrada
Depends on how much you make it your own. What...

Depends on how much you make it your own. What "making it your own" means exactly is obviously highly subjective and needs to be determined on a case-by-case basis. Slowing a riff down (rhythmic...
Forum: General Music 02-21-2015, 10:43 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 7,722
Posted By Zyrada
Improvising self-referentially and/or with some...

Improvising self-referentially and/or with some discernible form takes a massive amount of skill. Improvising without is what a lot of people call noodling, because the best improvisers are able to...
Forum: Talk Instruments 02-21-2015, 04:00 PM
Replies: 31
Views: 4,404
Posted By Zyrada
Computers and electronics are viable tools in the...

Computers and electronics are viable tools in the musical arsenal. From an instrumentation standpoint, they have incredible versatility, and they aren't hampered by the same physical limitations as...
Forum: General Music 02-18-2015, 01:55 PM
Replies: 122
Views: 10,003
Posted By Zyrada
If you mean a song lifting an entire section...

If you mean a song lifting an entire section wholesale and just transposing it up, then yeah, that's hackneyed BS. Music would be pretty boring as a whole though without any key changes at all.
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