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Re: The Music of the Future

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Post by rhizome » Sat, Dec 24, 2016, 8:22 AM UTC

beat wrote: post #78

rhizome wrote: post #48

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There are conventions in improvisation.

"Free improvisation" is kind of a misnomer. A lot of improvisation is done within very strict structures - limitations, to use phrasing I used elsewhere. For example, most traditional jazz music is in 4/4 time, with circle of fifths western harmony. You can noodle over ii-V-I changes with a swing beat until the cows come home. Because you're settled in this warm bed of familiar grooves, chords, and tunes, everyone ha…

I'm familiar with improvisation, thanks.

Re: The Music of the Future

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Post by beat » Tue, Dec 27, 2016, 3:16 PM UTC

rhizome wrote: post #91

beat wrote: post #78

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Free improvisation" is kind of a misnomer. A lot of improvisation is done within very strict structures - limitations, to use phrasing I used elsewhere. For example, most traditional jazz music is in 4/4 time, with circle of fifths western harmony. You can noodle over ii-V-I changes with a swing beat until the cows come home. Because you're settled in this warm bed of familiar grooves, chords, and tunes, everyone ha…

I'm familiar with improvisation, thanks.

So am I, obviously.

Re: The Music of the Future

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Post by steamer25 » Wed, Dec 28, 2016, 2:51 PM UTC

dublinben wrote: post #68

steamer25 wrote: post #49

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Here's a pretty recent piece... The first time I heard it, my exact thought was that it's future music. It's unorthodox but still quite approachable and tasteful : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8rHO7NW-zH8

That piece sounds exactly like every other prog/power metal song written in the last twenty years. What makes you think it is either unorthodox or futuristic?

I guess I'm not familiar with anything that sounds quite like it. It obviously does have some metal influence but also seems kinda jazzy and less aggressively sober--having more sparkly reverb-y parts. Her guitar has few traditional design elements and maybe that lends to the perception as well.