Hi everyone, I stumbled upon the site a bit by chance and found it really interesting. I’m looking for a place to get in touch with dimensions of music that I’m less familiar with or don’t explore enough (like various facets and subcultures of the music industry from the last century), and I had the brilliant idea to skip the preliminaries and jump straight into a discussion. So, I apologize in advance for the wall of text I’m about to throw at you. I know I probably should have made a quieter entrance, but I’m just not the type to be the silent newbie, so here I am with my question (I hope it’s not too poorly put).
I’m mainly addressing those who are more familiar with the so-called "shoegaze" scene and similar genres, but also those who have broader experience with the style and its contaminations: do you know of any examples where the combination of alternative tunings, relatively less conventional harmonic intervals, and heavy use of pedals and effects is matched by an equally meticulous approach to coming up with creative and interesting songwriting solutions? In other words, examples where there is a focus on both sound and song structure so that both aspects are balanced and harmonious?
With this, I don’t intend to imply that my impressions necessarily reflect a limitation of the genre.
After all, these are just impressions I’ve accumulated so far, based on a rather small number of bands and songs I’ve paid attention to. If you disagree with the premise of the question, feel free to rephrase it or share your thoughts, but to my ears the music itself often feels lacking compared to the setup, the density, and the richness of the sound.
Almost certainly, more listening and time spent on the genre will reveal aspects of the music that I’m missing right now, but with vocal and guitar parts often barely intelligible, I can’t tell if the issue is just mine or if the songs are actually underdeveloped (in any case, I can provide more context in a separate comment).
So I was wondering if, with a bit of direction and some concrete examples, I could find something musically more accomplished, something I’d really want to listen to more often, instead of just appreciating certain aspects of the music. contaminazioni:
I’m mainly addressing those who are more familiar with the so-called "shoegaze" scene and similar genres, but also those who have broader experience with the style and its contaminations: do you know of any examples where the combination of alternative tunings, relatively less conventional harmonic intervals, and heavy use of pedals and effects is matched by an equally meticulous approach to coming up with creative and interesting songwriting solutions? In other words, examples where there is a focus on both sound and song structure so that both aspects are balanced and harmonious?
With this, I don’t intend to imply that my impressions necessarily reflect a limitation of the genre.
After all, these are just impressions I’ve accumulated so far, based on a rather small number of bands and songs I’ve paid attention to. If you disagree with the premise of the question, feel free to rephrase it or share your thoughts, but to my ears the music itself often feels lacking compared to the setup, the density, and the richness of the sound.
Almost certainly, more listening and time spent on the genre will reveal aspects of the music that I’m missing right now, but with vocal and guitar parts often barely intelligible, I can’t tell if the issue is just mine or if the songs are actually underdeveloped (in any case, I can provide more context in a separate comment).
So I was wondering if, with a bit of direction and some concrete examples, I could find something musically more accomplished, something I’d really want to listen to more often, instead of just appreciating certain aspects of the music. contaminazioni:
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