A Cross-genre Study of the (Ec)Static Perspective of Today's Music. Issue 3 (16th November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wanke, Riccardo
• Is Part Of: Organised sound. Volume 20:Issue 3(2015)
• Page Start: 331
• Page End: 339
• Publication Date: 2015-11-16
• Subjects: Music -- Data processing -- Periodicals; 780.285
• DOI: 10.1017/S1355771815000266
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1355-7718

Abstract

Abstract : This article explores a particular perspective, shared across various contemporary musical currents, that focuses on sound itself as a complex entity. Through the analysis of certain fundamental musical elements and sonic characteristics, this study develops a new method for comparing different genres characterised by a similar approach to sound. Using the benefits of audio, spectra and score examinations, this strategy is applied to post-spectralist and minimalist compositions (e.g. G. F. Haas, B. Lang, R. Nova, G. Verrando), as well as glitch, electronic and basic-channel style pieces (Pan Sonic, R. Ikeda, Raime). Nine musical attributes are identified that help trace a new outlook on various currents in today's music. The study's contribution lies in its revealing of a shared musical perspective between different artistic practices, and in the establishment of new connections between pieces that belong to unrelated contexts.