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Was it being invented or discovered?

I feel like with each new wave of music technology, people basically search the space for a while until the fruitful sub spaces are identified.

The novelty of the exploration is what is there the first time and not there in the future. You don’t know what’s going to sound good until someone happens to bump into it. You get surprises.




hey, you got your drum-n-bass in my trance!

no, you got your trance in my drum-n-bass.

that new wave of technology meant that anyone with access to warez could create music for $0 instead of the thousands on buying synths and samplers. no more renting a truck to haul that gear to a gig; now it's just a laptop and/or tablet. new choons level achieved




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