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8/24/1998 Article by drummer who does jungle grooves. It’s interesting how a new way of working creates new ways of thinking about music—such that new composers want to learn cutting-edge techniques, much in the same way composers in the 17th century wanted to learn about harmony, melody, and counterpoint using the equal-tempered tuning. And the new cut-and-paste techniques are really no less intricate. [8/24/2025. AI is certainly a new way of working. All artists are presented with a new world of creativity. In music, some may have never used any kind of electronic gear or a computer to make music. In 1998, any music magazine was all about gear and using computers. In my view, purity doesn’t go very far as a strategy in itself in terms of creativity being a generative phenomenon. Imagine still recording on a cassette recorder from the 1970s]. “Apathy is probably never good. I think it’s important to go back and see what was important to other generations, but more importantly, your ge...
