Has there ever been anyone with as much control over sound as this man?
Bearing in mind the complexity of the material because there are a few artists with masterful control over much simpler material (Sophie springs to mind).
Has there ever been anyone with as much control over sound as this man?
Leo Jackson
Justin Perry
He is good
Nathaniel White
inb4 3000 posts about how "overrated" he is
Sup Forums just can't appreciate talent
Elijah Adams
Yes. He's a talented producer and his work is impressive in its variety but there's more complex stuff out there.
RDJ's music is good because he focuses more on creating well-rounded tracks instead of delving into aimless wankery which is where a lot of 2nd generation "IDM" falls.
Ryan Garcia
>Bearing in mind the complexity of the material because there are a few artists with masterful control over much simpler material
theres plenty actually
He's just amazing at making his stuff far in line with how pop music is made. its genius
>Sophie springs to mind
You can't really say that with how limited music he has released
Joshua Hernandez
I'm talking about the control.
There's obviously more complex material out there but it tends to be at least semi-generative or just shit to listen to, I'd argue because the artist isn't actually controlling harmony, timbre, rhythm, dynamics, structure etc. because their only focus is on making something super complex (which imo is closer to sport than art).
Josiah Wright
Examples + explanations please.
I've heard at least 30 pieces of music made by Sophie. His MO is to exert extreme control over very simple material and structure. Does an insane amount of revisions of his tracks.
Logan Robinson
While Richard is great, autechre are leagues ahead of him. Every album utilizes a new set of sounds unique to that album.
Nicholas Hernandez
This thread isn't about opinion of who's 'better' it's about control of sound.
Most of AE's work is semi-generative max/msp patches.
They made a conscious decision to go a more sound designy/less songy route but they're literally not writing melodies/harmonies/rhythms these days...they just set up the possibilities and choose the best bits.
That's not control (though there output is gr8)
Logan Williams
the use of algorithms doesn't imply a lack of control
you just have a lot of assumptions about the algorithms in question