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presents...
The
Drums & Machines Project
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"Don't
ask what Machines can do for you...
ask what you can do for the Machines."
"The
whole concept of this music is based on the assimilation of live
acoustic
sounds and rhythms with those generated by machines. Our societies
are
similarly becoming
more and more dependent on computers and machinery. This material
is
a real/symbolic
and 'symbiotic' product of man, woman and machine,
coexisting
in a
mad harmonious musical melange. It could be described as a fusion
of traditional,
techno,
urban and alternative music. I strive to retain a certain element
of
human compassion
and humour, in order to complement the machinery rather than to
fight
or to
hide it. Much of the material is instrumental as I feel that percussion
and melodies are
capable of conveying thoughts, images and ideas of a different nature.
After
watching the
news and reading the papers over the years, I've come to the conclusion
that
music is the
only language on this earth which makes any sense... with or without
the
machinery. To
challenge outdated views about who we are, and what we are doing
on this
planet, is
as much a part of this material as is the attempt to generate an
original
sound."
- Rod
Marquart
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