Iannis Xenakis - Metastasis

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Iannis Xenakis / Metastaeis from http://www.uni-ak.ac.at/~p0002015/vor0304/mp4/

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• Iannis
• Xenakis
• metastasis
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[zenmachinefilms]

I studied music in college, and I actually hated music like this when I first heard it. To me, much 20th century classical music was little more than musical exercises resulting in noise.

But it also planted seeds in my brain, and as the years passed my knowledge expanded and my ear adapted. While I still don't care for much serial music, I'm very fond of dynamic contemporary classical compositions, such as this one. What was once noise to me, is now stimulating, fascinating, moving.

[painkiller901901]

Αυτο το κομμάτι ακούγαμε πισω στο 84 όταν με θέα το ηλιοβασίλεμα της υπέροχης σαντορίνης μας μαζι με την γυναίκα μου. Με το άκουσμα αυτού του τραγουδιού της ζήτησα να γίνει γυναίκα μου. Τώρα μετά απο 27 χρόνια και τρία παιδιά ακούμε αυτό το υπέροχο κομμάτι και νιώθουμε σαν να μην πέρασ εμια μέρα. Σε ευχαριστούμε γιάννη για την υπέροχη μουσική που μας πρόσφερεσ. Να είσαι καλά εκέι πάνω...

[HipHopeJay6]

@zenmachinefilms Same here

[badazzpresidents23]

@dalecampbl9 Well, I can only speak for myself. I love it.

[dalecampbl9]

@badazzpresidents23 okay...i found a version of it on youtube, went through it but fast skipped parts...ah...this is supposed to be great art music?

[badazzpresidents23]

@dalecampbl9 listen to Psappha by Xenakis.

[dalecampbl9]

@badazzpresidents23 I think Sonic Youth composes better music than Xenakis did

[badazzpresidents23]

@dalecampbl9 I would make the argument that all music is just 'noise.' But i do understand where you are coming from. This is just noise. But, it is composed noise. Which is why I only like a select few, who were masters at this. There are a number of popular musicians inspired by such music. Sonic Youth, Frank Zappa, Buckethead, Faith No More, just to name a few.

[dalecampbl9]

@badazzpresidents23 we are all so privileged to have modern technology bring us all this variety of music at low cost and with accessible ease. i still think modern classical musicians should try to re-write what is beautiful as opposed to writing what sounds like noise to me. just my 2 cents. I totally see where classical music is heading, evolutionarily speaking...I just dislike the fact it must evolve into this because to me it's a devolution.

[badazzpresidents23]

@dalecampbl9 I don't really like Scheonberg all that much, and I agree with Xenakis when he says that the 'twelve-tone technique' is flawed and inharmonious. As with most forms of music I don't like very much of it except a select few. I don't just listen to this stuff, by the way. I listen to all genres of music (with the exception of dubstep). I like delta blues, all forms of jazz, surf rock, certain genres in rock music, folk music, bluegrass, all forms of metal, etc.