I'm listening to my Pandora Philip Glass station this morning. After some puzzling tracks by Nielsen, Howells, and Mozart, now it's Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint. As Pandora explains:
we're playing this track because it features contemporary stylings, a chamber ensemble, modal harmony, minor key tonality, and a well-known composer.
I couldn't define "contemporary stylings" but that was the ingredient missing from the prior tracks. Does this mean electronic equals contemporary?
And why is there a "well-known composer" gene? Pandora in theory would be ideal to discover lesser-known composers.
i wasnt a fan of pandora when i tried it. Didnt workout to bring me anything i really enjoyed... but then again that was a long time ago, maybe it works better now? i just know i typed in stuff like "john adams" or "julia wolf" and i got Bec, or something like that. bleah. I would much rather choose to get musical suggestions from a human than a computer. Speaking of that, hows mochipet,utah saints and fountains of wayne? never heard of those guys.
Posted by: m. Keiser | December 16, 2007 at 07:56 PM
Mochipet was the techno guy arranged by Alarm Will Sound. Utah Saints was a 1990s dance CD I picked up recently for $1. Fountains of Wayne are recent vintage rock; not bad.
Posted by: Robert | December 16, 2007 at 08:55 PM
Pandora rocks... It takes a while to get used to it. But when you did you can find some great music.
Posted by: e cigarettes | February 12, 2010 at 01:04 PM