18 replies to this topic

[iGuest]

 I think electronic music is just as good as music made by live bands as the computer and synthersizer and other new electronic devices are the new age instruments and tools and the sounds they produce are just as powerful and meaningful as other instruments people complain and say its not real its to computerised or whatever but as generations and years go past new inventions and tools etc are made that poeple could of never imagined computers and other programs and electronic instruments vst's etc are just the new age instruments if these inventions were made bak when guitars and other insturments were made then people would of definately used these tools to make msic it just because they wernt made bak then that poeple didnt use them its all music no matter what genre every1 should appreciate it I still love live bands and how talented it is to perform live but alot of producers do play piano in real life so they tend to remix and perform on the synthesizers in real time live and if it wasnt for electronics live bands wuldnt be able to perform there music in front of thousands or put out albums worthy for good speakers

[webishqiptar]

Well, what do you mean by electronic, because we have an electric guitar there and if is this that you mean, than the answers are different. In my opinion, to see a real force or power of a band is their ability to play music live from concerts to show. It is possible to make listen to the studio version of a song and like it very much and then listen to the band live and feel awful.

I prefer lots of artists such as Jimmy Hendrix, or John Mayer, Guns n' Roses, and the sound of clean guitars and creative songs. Yes, there might be some kind of amazing electronic or computer made songs, but live and original songs created by instruments give you some real good self satisfy. I play guitar myself and I preferably like guitar based songs. Imagine some songs such as Nothing else matters just nowadays sound cool.

[networker]

The word 'electronic' is pretty general.
Some people resent the fact that a lot of music is sampled.
Sampling means rehashing previously recorded music.
Some say for integrities sake all music should be recorded completely
new. It's never a perfect world though.
Too much sampling leads to repetition and not only that,
somebody can use an orchestra from a computer keyboard,
without knowing the first thing about playing a musical instrument.
A lot of musicians resent this.

[Fractured.Logic]

I have, admittedly, enjoyed techno and electronically-enhanced music at certain times. However, when one has a skilled bassist for a step-father, one is consequently spoiled when it comes to the real thing. There is, simply and absolutely, an obvious difference in quality and skill required to create one type of music over the other... which is not to say that the former is not deserving of some credit. But, even I could churn something electronic out, and I don't know the first thing about being a real musician (the most advanced thing I know is what an octave is ).

The most appealing thing, in my opinion, about techno/electronic music is that it is easy to hide mistakes and make them sound good. You don't have to be a musician, you just need to be good with manipulating sound programs (or know someone who is).

There's my two cents on the issue. Take care, folks!

Edited by Fractured.Logic, 02 June 2009 - 06:45 PM.

[webishqiptar]

I agree to you, but the problem is that real music is not gaining such a success when it comes for commercial purposes, and such bands like 50cent or any similar are being famous. Being able to make music is such a difficult work, which needs lots of years of education and dedication through theory and practice. And yet you need to have lots of talent to create music. Creating music is a thing I can do for certain, but I mean music that can sell discs and earn real cash.

[rnichilo]

I am a musician and I like some electronic music, for parties, including trance/chillout/house etc.
It is music but it is not playing instruments.

[iGuest]

Bands that play live electronic musicIs Electronic Music Not "real" Music?

This is an awesome topic. All I am going to add is that you should check out the NewZealand band Shapeshifter!

They are absoloutly amazing especially live. They are a 5 peice band using guitars, saxophone, synthesizers and have an actual drummer playing drum and bass type beats.

don't let the fact that I threw "Drum and Bass" in there throw you off because there music which once did fit into that category is now more a heavy soul/tribal/roots type sound.

Being a very electronic band means people who are into electronic type rave music where you would usually being watching a couple of dj's and people who prefer traditional rock type bands can both find the experience that is Shapeshifter a truly amazing experience.

There are a lot more bands emerging like this one so don't be afraid to go to gigs with bands you've never seen before because it can open a world of music you never knew existed

-reply by AaronNZ