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katie
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response 175 of 231:
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Feb 16 20:52 UTC 1999 |
Plecostomus. I think. And it's "cornet." ;-)
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orinoco
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response 176 of 231:
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Feb 17 04:16 UTC 1999 |
Oh, you were at the Plecostomus show Saturday? Cool...another convert.
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carla
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response 177 of 231:
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Feb 17 05:10 UTC 1999 |
For some reason, KRJ has been singing to me the praises of the grex music.cf
for about as long as I can remember. I have been on m-net for a few years
now, and am also the co-fw of the m-net music.cf. It's been rough-going,
and now the only posts seem to contain nothing but drift and four-letter
words. Here I am, I'm ready for a change of atmosphere. You can only
talk in drift and obscenity so long, then it gets boring. I promise I'mm
behave, and try my best to keep it clean, OK Ken?
I have a degree in audio engineering, and have always loved music of all
kinds and enjoyed listening to it. I go to about 10 concerts a year,
although bec my being a career-path changeling, I haven't been able to
afford much new music or live shows. This past year, I did manage to see
Toledo at Motor in Detroit <excellent show, full of life and good jazz,\
chain smoking and martinis <<if that's your gig>> > ICP and GWAR at
Harpos on Devil's night <The Hallowicked tour> which my friend mike
<poidog on m-net> and I went to just on principle. It was good fun. Last
but certianly not least, Mike and I went to see The Reverend Horton Heat.
I am always just beside myself, with his live shows.....as if <IMHO> his
records aren't good enough.
What do I listen to? First and Foremost, I have everything that Simon and
Garfunkel have ever recorded....and most of their solo work as well. Syd
Straw is my Goddess on the mountiantop. Just ask KRJ, he knows. I have a
nearly complete collection or REM, as well as the 10k Maniacs on both cd
and vinyl....and wierd-obsessive stuff like counter displays and videos
and iorn ons. I'm getting a bit into techno...Well, I *love* Juno
Reactor, if that counts...it's more like goth techno. I love the Golden
Palominos, and anything with really good acoustic guitar in it, like the
albumn that Peter Holsapple and Chris Stamey did together a few years
back. Speaking of shich, I'll be willing to bet that I also have pretty
much everything that the dB's ever released as well.
That's all for me now.
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cyklone
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response 178 of 231:
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Feb 17 12:36 UTC 1999 |
The dBs!?!?!?!
<cyklone wrecks Carla's amplifier>
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carla
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response 179 of 231:
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Feb 18 04:32 UTC 1999 |
an amplifier's just wire and wood, man.
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goose
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response 180 of 231:
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Feb 18 23:19 UTC 1999 |
Hi Carla, glad you're here.
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carla
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response 181 of 231:
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Feb 19 05:19 UTC 1999 |
Hey goose! I hear yer teaching Audio tech at WCC/
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goose
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response 182 of 231:
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Feb 21 04:01 UTC 1999 |
Yep, I'm in my third year of doing Audio Tech I, Rob now teaches
Audio Tech II. Teaching is a lot of fun.
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carla
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response 183 of 231:
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Feb 23 08:26 UTC 1999 |
I used to teach special ed.
It was interesting.
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lumen
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response 184 of 231:
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Feb 24 00:09 UTC 1999 |
explain 'interesting'? That could mean a lot of things..
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kewy
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response 185 of 231:
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Mar 6 05:20 UTC 1999 |
wow, audio tech, I saw that in the course listings, thought it sounded
pretty cool.. pondered taking it too, neet.
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bookworm
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response 186 of 231:
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Mar 12 05:24 UTC 1999 |
Hi, I'm Julie. My husband is Jonathan (lumen--he posted way up close to
the top). With any luck, my post won't be nearly as long. I was
exposed to music before birth. My father, a classical music nut, used
to pipe music into my mother's stomach while she was pregnant with me.
After I was born, my parents would take me to choir practice. While we
were there, I would usually sleep. However, if the group sang off key
or if a soloist was singing, I would wake up and cry. That's a
wonderful story that my mother used to tell me. I can still usually
tell when people are singing off key, but I have major difficulty
finding the correct note myself without help (a piano, a pitch pipe,
some other singer, etc.). When I was young, my mother used to sing me
to sleep. My life was filled with musicin many areas: school, church.
(we sing a lot at our church). I joined the ward choir when I was
twelve. The year before, when I was 11, the choir director had
indicated that she couldn't wait to have my voice there. I sang in the
choir off and on for about 9 years. Twice in junior high (before Middle
Schools took over), twice in high school, and once in college, I was in
the school choir/chorus. I am, at this time, entirely uncertain of my
range, but I sing comfortably as an alto or mezzo soprano.
As you can see, singing has always been a large part of my life.
Sometimes, the music I'm singing, or whether or not I'm singing, will
even give occasional hints about my mood. I've taken piano lessons, but
not had much enthusiasm for it, though I admire others, like Jonathan,
who play well. The only kind of music I've ever been passionate about
improving on is vocal music. I've been told that, with a little formal
training, my voice could improve tremendously. With that in mind,
though I haven't the time at the moment, I am looking forward to the
time when I have the opportunity to study voice with all seriousness.
As for the kinds of music I like, I like it all with few exceptions
(it's easier just to list the exceptions, anyway). I'm not all too fond
of Country Music. Particularly the artists who sing with that annoying,
fakey-sounding twang. I really don't like Hard Rock or Metal where the
music sounds like a bunck of people banging on their instruments and
yelling obscenities and other things you can barely understand. I'm not
at all sure if I like opera or not, so, until further notice, it is
relegated to the exceptions list. There are a few songs (or
artists)that, I admit, I like in both categories. In Country Music. I
kinda like Kenny Rogers. Lots of his music has interesting lyrics. In
the Opera category, I really like "Oh, Holy Night" It would be such a
thrill if I were able to sing that well enough to do it justice.
Guess I didn't manage to make my post short. Music has just been such a
part of my life...
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bookworm
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response 187 of 231:
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Mar 12 05:29 UTC 1999 |
I forgot to mention that Metal bands sometimes put out songs that I
like, also. For the longest time I've been hooked on Def Leppard, but I
don't know if they count as Metal or not.
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lumen
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response 188 of 231:
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Mar 12 06:11 UTC 1999 |
They do.
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krj
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response 189 of 231:
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Mar 14 19:03 UTC 1999 |
Hi Julie, thanks for coming by our conference!
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bookworm
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response 190 of 231:
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Mar 17 18:15 UTC 1999 |
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bookworm
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response 191 of 231:
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Mar 17 18:16 UTC 1999 |
You're very welcome and, obviously, so am I. (laugh)
Thank you.
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kottos
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response 192 of 231:
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Mar 28 22:31 UTC 1999 |
Hi, I'm Jason. I am in the final year of a BMus course, and I
specialise in electroacoustic composition. I sort of play the clarinet,
bass clarinet, percussion, I sing (tenor/high baritone), and recently
I've taken an interest in orchestral conducting. Umm.... I'm into a
wide range of music, but recently I have been submerging myself in
electroacoustic music, and works by Xenakis, Ligeti, Varese, Berio etc.
Next year I hope to continue my studies and start a postgraduate course
in composition, and that's more or less everything there is to know
about me. Oh, and cheers krj, it seems quite interesting here.
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orinoco
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response 193 of 231:
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Mar 29 04:11 UTC 1999 |
Ah, nice to see another person here who's into composition.
Welcome, Jason.
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krj
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response 194 of 231:
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Mar 30 07:19 UTC 1999 |
Hi Jason, thanks for stopping in! I have to admit that I'm not sure how
many Xenakis fans we have here on Grex. I did know a Scelsi fan once;
he put a Scelsi tape on the stereo at one party and everyone in the room
said, at once, "What the hell is that!?!"
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lumen
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response 195 of 231:
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Mar 31 04:34 UTC 1999 |
What instruments do those composers write for?
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carla
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response 196 of 231:
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Apr 9 00:13 UTC 1999 |
I need a good intro to elecrtoacoustic music.
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kottos
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response 197 of 231:
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Apr 10 13:35 UTC 1999 |
You should grab hold of "The history of electronic music" by Peter Manning
if you can. It gives a very good introduction to the rise of electroacoustic
music, and quite detailed information on some of the major innovators. It also
suggests some very good pieces to listen to. Other than that, I'm currently
working on a website which will have quite a bit of information on
electroacoustic music. I'll let you know if I ever get near to completing it!
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carla
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response 198 of 231:
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Apr 10 22:24 UTC 1999 |
Thanks! The only thing close to electronica that I am listening to
so far is Juno Reactor, if that counts for anything. I love them.
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violator
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response 199 of 231:
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Apr 18 01:25 UTC 1999 |
i haven't been on in a while, but no i have never recorded anything. i really
can't seem to write any music
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