There has to a point to what we do and plan to do.
If I/we are not going to make any difference to anything or add anything
to the already rich cultural texture of Ambient and Minimalist Electronica
then we had better stop right soon!
Having said that - not many musicians and artists
know exactly where they ARE going. Perhaps that is why many feel insecure.
Fortunately I do feel I have something to add, and
that I have really only just started - poor you! 'FirstFiveYears' of Alphawave
notwithstanding!
When I started Alphawave the idea of Permanent Evolution
Music really appealed. so part of the Alphawave journey is to embrace
constant change. This will be borne out with more clarity during 2002.
There are several new projects in the pipeline:
- New Alphawave Electronica
- Acoustic and guitar minimalism
- Music and sound for Spaces (Spatial
Electronica for exhibition and garden!)
- Sound and Image Textures
Music and Sound for Spaces is going to need some research
but I already have an outline for what I intend and how it could develop
in a very special way in 2002. There will also be some quite brave! risk
taking music! Fun fun fun!
Core
Alphawave Values
The core values and intentions of the Alphawave Project can best be summed
up thus:
- To add to the richness of Ambient Sound
- To keep evolving new approaches
- To explore sound and melody, not forgetting of course, harmony
- To stay inspired and keep learning!
- To explore Music, Sound And Video together
Previously Alphawave has believed in unleashing the
richness of sounds and not hiding them under a mere vehicle for words
- in the way that a lot of songs are - almost a kind of 'folk' music for
the western world.
Whilst we are not so anti-voice as we were and
will use it as another instrument in compositions and for the provision
of tunes - we do aim to keep it in its place!
Traditional 'classical' music aims to take the listener
on a journey without always spelling it out in verses and choruses. This
approach still has enormous potential and is the way a lot of Ambient
and Electronica has been made since the 1950's.
Why
Ambient and Electronica?
Ambient and Electronica by their nature attempt to define an approach
to sound that is focused on texture and the sensual nature of harmonic
sound!
One of my approaches to Ambient and Electronica at
present is to try and explore the relationship between sound and environment.
Environment in this sense means the location that you are currently experiencing
or listening to the sound.
I am also interested in the stripped-down Minimalist
approach to music - to try and give full value to sounds - either single
tones or limited harmonic values of limited selections of tones(notes)!
However notes are one thing - sounds are another thing entirely.
Cage and Eno, Reich and Glass and many others have
experimented with minimalist sound, drones and exotic or pared down rythmns.
In the 50's and 60's and 70's this experimentation has constantly heralded
new options and futures in music. Much modern dance music and composition
has roots very firmly laid by those ground-breaking composers and risk
takers. I would like to take Alphawave along a similar path - the only
limit should be my febrile imagination!
I will continue my exploration of sound and texture
- not forgetting the power of a tune when necessary - I do love melody!
The journey continues...
Jan 2002
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