One synth to rule them all?

[MBTC]

Originally Posted by Berni

I actually don't think there is much of an underground anymore with the advent of digital media & the internet. You can go from obscurity to viral in a very short space of time, which means new trends tend to come & go like fashion which is a bit sad, the ideas & artists never get chance to mature & get snapped up by labels wanting to cash in on the next musical fad of the month before they have time to & are replaced by (insert next dumb music genre here).
@the man behind the curtain - I hate the bastard that gave The Cure anti depressants!

But at the same time, digital media, the Internet, music sharing, the ease of home studios et al has made it harder for bands to turn a profit than in the old days, so they will have to keep doing something right if they want to survive.

LOL about The Cure!

[TweakHead]

Maybe not in the US, but rest assured that if you take your time to come visit europe I can show you some real tasty underground all right

[feedingear]

I reckon theres a really healthy scene of people writing whatever they like, and sharing it via soundcloud now. Just gotta follow the right people, comment, share, and give back to the community. The real art is finding it - hence I am in a few facebook groups that share discoveries and favourite acts across most genres. I love too much of a variety of music to get too precious about anything nowadays.

I've been fortunate to study the history of true pioneering electronica and synthesis, jazz, classical, avant garde, pop, and contemporary in the different courses I've done, which has helped inform me a little more on what is actually breaking entire new ground compositionally, amd then getting my subjective opinion on and asking my favourite introspective music question - "how does it make me feel?"

[feedingear]

It's an interesting time to be in a band now. Labels are either accepting that studio cost is now not a practical recovery through record sales and are building the recovery in to touring and merchandising instead.

The money is back in touring, and in merchandising. Vinyl is back in amongst the alternative scenes because of its collectability and as a rejection of the internet era of disposable, intangible media. I think the ones who are really winning now are the punters - the quality and calibre of gigs is on the up and touring (at least in Australia) is getting a lot better.

[TweakHead]

Yep, I agree with you feedingear! There's a lot of great music out there! It's easier to make and share music today and that has threatened the industry as artists don't enjoy the wide audiences they used to have. Some people see that as a bad thing, but there's also the other side of it: this availability of tools and even information brought with it a lot of creativity and the trick - I also agree with that - is to find where the gold is!

I think that the development of technology should bring about such a revolution. It should give people the tools to fulfill their creative potential. The market doesn't like it much, because they'd rather stand in the way (the receiving end) of the tools and those who seek it. And big studios don't like it either, that you can make stuff on your own instead of paying for their services. But the times, they are a changin'...