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comment by NewlyLostAgain

> but I don't think they are comparable to people like Mozart or Beethoven.

I have to agree with you here. As I said in my comment to Maphen above, I think music is just too disposable these days, and with how easy it is for anyone to record music and get it out to a vast audience, it almost floods the market (which is great for the common listener though)





Hubi  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Jup! With such a huge supply of new music and great songs there isn't really something that will be popular for decades, because the next big hit is right around the corner. And I agree, it really is great for the listeners, especially if you're interested in something that's not main-stream music. The internet has made it possible that I can listen to a song that someone has recorded in his garage somewhere in Russia if I want to.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

>The internet has made it possible that I can listen to a song that someone has recorded in his garage somewhere in Russia if I want to.

My favorite part about it. I remember back in 2007, I got an iTunes gift card from someone. I went on, went to electronic music, and just randomly scrolled and stopped on a random artist. That artist was Tycho, and I have to say that I've yet to hear a song by him that I do not like. Hes huge now, but if not for the internet, I would have never found one of my favorite artists.

Hubi  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Never heard of Tycho before, but I'm really into electronic music - I'm going to give it a try :)

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

By all means YES! I guess you could call it chillwave, but here are my favorite songs. Listen to them in this order (chronological) to see how he grows with each album. The Disconnect

Dive
Apogee

Let me know what you think

tehstone  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Dive is one of my all time favorite albums.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I loved Past is Prologue so much, every song is perfect. When I found out about Dive coming out, I'll admit that I was skeptical that Scott could woo me again.

I was dead wrong. Not only did he capture his classic sound once again, but he evolved it into something better.

tehstone  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I discovered Dive first and had listened to it several dozen times before I gave PiP a try. It just doesn't have the same feeling to me. I'll probably give it another try one of these days though.

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Google his EP the science of patterns. Then listen to PiP. I feel like that change in his arrangement is the same as the change from PiP to dive. I love how his music keeps the same backdrop, but gets more complex with each album.

Hubi  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Thanks for the links, I'm really digging this - especially the second one! Can't wait to get home to listen to the third song. I'll have to access the link through a proxy because the video not available in my country :/

NewlyLostAgain  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

That sucks, I have all of his work, so if you need it, I can probably get it to you somehow. What country are you from?

Hubi  ·  3565 days ago  ·  link  ·  

I'm from Germany. And thanks to the GEMA (shitty copyright agency) more than half of the YouTube videos are blocked here - with less than 10% being actual copyright violations. It sucks, but luckily almost everyone younger than 40 knows how to get around these restrictions.