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Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-06 at 20:57

Serious question: would you still love your favorite songs if they were just, like, a single verse repeated three times in a row?

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Written by Chrissie Caulfield on 2025-01-07 at 07:24

@alisynthesis almost certainly not. I get bored very easily!

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Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-07 at 12:43

@chrissie_c same here. Although I do listen to some music that works that way and I don't get bored, so I guess my real question for myself is what's the differentiator?

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Written by Chrissie Caulfield on 2025-01-07 at 13:14

@alisynthesis It's a good question! I saw Kraftwerk mentioned and I like them too (I saw them at the Royal Albert Hall a few years ago).

A lot of repetitive music I hear these days seems to lack 'style' (whatever that means, but Kraftwerk cerainly had it). Just having something interesting in a sequencer isn't enough I feel.

When I've done repetitious music myself I try to vary it either with a Rondo or other structure, or by building on it graudally.

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Written by Alison Wilder on 2025-01-07 at 13:37

@chrissie_c yeah, I think you're right on point. For me, a lot of repetitive electronic music is really lacking in performative musicality. Which, granted, is hard in electronic music!

But creating form in some way other than clear harmonic boundaries is definitely crucial.

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