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Old 06-24-2006, 04:33 AM
phaseblue
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Re: what is underworls really about?
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Originally Posted by big screen satellite
yeah all music is different
That is true, however "different" doesn`t always mean good!

Quote:
Originally Posted by big screen satellite
and all (most all) music made these days is electronic to some degree...
Also true, but again, not all of it strikes a chord in me as being over the top, mind blowing, or very "different" either.

Electronic dance music has a quality to it that perhaps can`t be described in words, particulary when experienced live. I always like to use an analogy to Japanese "umami", which roughly means "delicious taste". What that means is open to interpretation, but in certain fermented and aged foods the feeling is certainly present for most people, although they can`t describe it. To me, a lot of electronic music is the same way. And when were talking about live electronic music (specifically Underworld), there is simply NO comparison to most rock and other types of music! There is a connection to the music (not simply the band) that I had not experienced in my years of going to rock/punk shows. I`m not saying I wasn`t connected to that music, it was just different. Again, I can`t really explain why it`s dfferent. Heck, I`ve tried to pin it down without success, but I think it`s simply enough to say that it is! Just MHO