Re: [LAU] controllerism on linux

From: Ken Restivo <ken@email-addr-hidden>
Date: Sun Nov 28 2010 - 10:37:07 EET

On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 11:27:17PM +0100, Renato wrote:
> On Sat, 27 Nov 2010 16:51:14 -0500
> Paul Davis <paul@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
>
> > On Sat, Nov 27, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Renato <rennabh@email-addr-hidden> wrote:
> >
> > > One thing that kind of blocks me is that musically I'm not very
> > > accostumed to electronic music, which seems better suited for this
> > > kind of thing (It's hard to immagine doing "controllerism" on a
> > > tabla sitar and guitar piece from Shakti (what I'm listening to
> > > now))
> >
> > please, don't say stuff like this. it only acts as encouragement for
> > the people who can't begin to appreciate something like Shakti without
> > first looping it. i don't want to my kids bringing home the Enigma of
> > their time as shakti layered over a 4/4 house rhythm :)
> >
> > --p
>
> right, I should have said
>
> It's hard to immagine doing "controllerism" on a tabla sitar and guitar
> piece from Shakti *without raping it*
>
> :)

Great. Now I have got one of the uptempo tracks of the Shakti album going in my head, with a crazy D&B breakbeat going on behind it. Sounds kinda like Nitin Sawhney...

"I am dancing at the foot of my BOOM-SHAKA-LAKA-LAKA-LAKA-BOOM-SHAKA-SHAKA-BOOM-BOOMSHAKA all is bliss, all is RAT-A-TAT-A-RATATATA-BOOM bliss."

What need have I for that, what need have I for this.

-ken
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