Since I know this book well, the perspective and color of the baggage give the impression of this book. It helps to understand the general 20th century music history, contemporary aesthetics, critical theory and / or electronic music.
When dealing with art, low art, philosophy, and technology, Demers' book is a wonderful primer to 'connection point'. In today's age, the boundary between academic, experimental and pop music style is fluent - the difference between genres is often purely aesthetic, not the result of classical training and performance venues. It tends to be a university, but the main purpose of this book is to get to know readers about various reasons to support electronic music production, starting from the early stages of sound collage and synthetic sound.
My criticism against this book is that the book is short, the listening resources are limited and it is difficult to obtain. Based on the combination of system (algorithm) and aesthetics of human-machine interface, I feel that many foundations were found. There are several discussions about the feedback loop between technology and music (how to encourage synthesizer to create music, etc.), but the majority of the discussion comes from larger aesthetic ideas and musical It is about the result, I want process and process to be longer. In addition, this survey requires comprehensive listening guides, and in many cases there is more than one music reference per paragraph. I often read internet and music streaming services. Including Oxford Network Music Companion is an advantage, but the amount of music that is being described is quite limited and will not work with my mobile browser. We encourage you to end the beginning or end of each chapter with the recommended listening list - Alex Ross is doing this with "The Rest is Noise". This is very useful.
2015 was a wonderful year for fluent electronic music - Holly Herndon, Arca, Oneohtrix Point Never, and JLin all had a wonderful work, and that is what I personally know. This is a good starting point if you are looking for deeper diving, or if you want to know some of the historical background you found on Fader, Fact or Pitchfork.
I do not like many electronic music. This applies to everyone involved in electronic music. They have style, or aesthetic, they can talk with them, what they enjoy listening to music, and tickling styles. I am trying to find new and interesting creators of this type in these styles because they have to find there to find it. This is the first thing I want to say ... This type is large and diverse. So even when you listen to the phrase electronic music, it is important to remember this. Depending on the style, it may evoke recognition of (spectators). It is very important to think. It is inferior to any other type of music. This is not "special". This is just music
When listening to music in the car or on the iPod's radio, you probably are listening to some form of electronic music. For example, electronic music is often used in genres such as pop music and rap. Electronic music plays an important role in most of the things we are hearing today. But you may ask yourself: Where does it come from? - Introduction After many generations of development, technology continues to innovate and develop to meet the needs of the consumer market. Consumers want products to enhance their communication with social networks. iPod touch is one of the most powerful products to keep connected with consumers. iPod touch is more than just a portable media player, and there are many applications ranging from all forms of entertainment to social networks.
For me, electronic music is always synonymous with experimental advantage, I hope to break through the boundaries considered music and risk in innovation. But when I listen to this style of music today, it is clear that this new type of production staff lacks the power of innovation and experimentation. Without artists like Brian Eno, Kraftwerk, Aphex Twin where today's electronic concerts are taking place, they show signs of perseverance and it helps shape the future of music. How many producers are remembered today by contributing to the history of music today?