Now that I’m starting to think about sound design and musical score, I have decided to collect my musical inspiration here on the blog. I hope it helps me talk to the composer and sound designer in more specific ways.
I was first introduced to Autechre circa 2001 and have not really looked them up since. I was happy to discover the Move of Ten album. Also I am going to start reading music reviews (like the following from Pitchfork.com) so I can find those mysterious words and phrases to describe (and decide) what sounds I like exactly.
http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14461-move-of-ten/
Autechre’s love of electro and the production of old school hip-hop producer Kurtis Mantronik in particular has been a steady source of inspiration since their inception. When you listen to Mantronik’s productions for Mantronix or rapper Just-Ice, you get a sense of just what Autechre heard in his music: The sharp crack of the era’s drum machines and the wild stabs of synth both sound very 80s and also like another era’s interpretation of the future. They also sound like brilliant examples of urban culture using discarded bits of its past in a new way.
Sharp cracks, wild stabs of synth, the future. All things I want in the film. I haven’t fully absorbed their album yet, still listening to it, but here is a sample:
Here’s another clip that crossed my path this week:
Besides the fact that I am in love with Bjork, I also love this cracking sound. I guess sharp cracks are a theme. I also like the lightning visuals that accompany it, or rather that are causing the sound. That’s pretty neat.
