Comments on: Solvent http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/ Wed, 15 May 2013 02:57:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: slueshy http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55511 slueshy Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:40:44 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55511 and your music, Oliver, too! and your music, Oliver, too!

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55391 Oliver Chesler Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:53:34 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55391 Hi... thanks for responding here! I blush now... I was thinking about your interview even today before I saw you posted. One thing a lot of musician don't realize and maybe you don't either is your probably a lot more famous than you think you are. The internet let's us see a large mass and we will small in but you can be certain your music is traded an a huge scale everywhere more than reflects Youtube and Soundcloud views. Hi… thanks for responding here! I blush now… I was thinking about your interview even today before I saw you posted. One thing a lot of musician don’t realize and maybe you don’t either is your probably a lot more famous than you think you are. The internet let’s us see a large mass and we will small in but you can be certain your music is traded an a huge scale everywhere more than reflects Youtube and Soundcloud views.

]]> By: Solvent http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55095 Solvent Wed, 08 Feb 2012 21:38:50 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55095 Hi this is Jason/Solvent here. Oliver, first of all thanks a lot for posting my interview. I understand your point about "music about making music" and I definitely can appreciate that it probably applies to some of my work. At the same time, I think a lot of the melodies that I am known for, while insular, do have a lot of personal resonance, feelings that do reflect other peoples' lives, that goes well beyond the technology and insular life of a studio musician. Sure, they are never going to have the far reach of music direct lyrics (say NIN or Depeche Mode), but IMO they are no less personal or revealing than the likes of Sigur Ros or Cocteau Twins, who do have fairly large audiences. Hi this is Jason/Solvent here. Oliver, first of all thanks a lot for posting my interview. I understand your point about “music about making music” and I definitely can appreciate that it probably applies to some of my work. At the same time, I think a lot of the melodies that I am known for, while insular, do have a lot of personal resonance, feelings that do reflect other peoples’ lives, that goes well beyond the technology and insular life of a studio musician. Sure, they are never going to have the far reach of music direct lyrics (say NIN or Depeche Mode), but IMO they are no less personal or revealing than the likes of Sigur Ros or Cocteau Twins, who do have fairly large audiences.

]]> By: slueshy http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55082 slueshy Wed, 08 Feb 2012 19:14:32 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55082 i get your point, but that's not music about making music, it's just music without no topic at all. otherwise Bach and Beethoven would be music about making music too i get your point, but that’s not music about making music, it’s just music without no topic at all. otherwise Bach and Beethoven would be music about making music too

]]> By: brent http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55061 brent Wed, 08 Feb 2012 15:26:51 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55061 Making music about making music... well put, Oliver. True. For years I think I probably made music about listening to Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. It was music only fellow EM hobbyists could appreciate and get the references. I wish my day job energized me to make more music. Unfortunately, I spend all day on the computer. Tough to continue being on a computer at home also. I start to miss fresh air and seeing the sky. If only there were more hours in the day. Making music about making music… well put, Oliver. True. For years I think I probably made music about listening to Aphex Twin and Boards of Canada. It was music only fellow EM hobbyists could appreciate and get the references.

I wish my day job energized me to make more music. Unfortunately, I spend all day on the computer. Tough to continue being on a computer at home also. I start to miss fresh air and seeing the sky. If only there were more hours in the day.

]]> By: Oliver Chesler http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-55050 Oliver Chesler Wed, 08 Feb 2012 13:25:06 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-55050 Well I've been outspoken on the shift that happened in the mid 2000s. Most people stopped making large money from music. I don't see it as an entirely bad thing. I know I love my day job... in fact it energizes me to make more music. If you just make music and don't live after a while your just making music about making music... you know what I mean? In some respects I think that's were Solvent is... nice pure sounds but he's not reflecting other people lives so there's no large audience that responds to him. Well I’ve been outspoken on the shift that happened in the mid 2000s. Most people stopped making large money from music. I don’t see it as an entirely bad thing. I know I love my day job… in fact it energizes me to make more music. If you just make music and don’t live after a while your just making music about making music… you know what I mean? In some respects I think that’s were Solvent is… nice pure sounds but he’s not reflecting other people lives so there’s no large audience that responds to him.

]]> By: brent http://www.wiretotheear.com/2012/02/07/solvent/comment-page-1/#comment-54953 brent Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:23:41 +0000 http://www.wiretotheear.com/?p=8875#comment-54953 Wow, very honest indeed. Sounds like he has seen a lot of ups and downs, mostly downs I imagine. He's right, this music is largely unpopular and you have to love it to continue. Lots of work, time, and effort for little reward. I always find myself wondering what people like this do for a living. Do they have a good day job? Inheritance? Or do they eat ramen noodles and pour all their spare funds into their studios? I couldn't live like that. I couldn't sleep at night. Nothing wrong with whatever anyone decides to do. It's all about individual choices. No jealousy here, just curiosity. I would love to see a blog dedicated to featuring electronic musicians, especially the ones with tons of expensive hardware, and interviews with them and then a financial spreadsheet at the end showing their budgets. Ha. I can't help it. I'm very curious about that. Shame on me. I guess I also would love to see articles on musician income. I remember seeing a video of Jamie Liddell walking through his house, this giant fantastic house, and thinking - there's no way this dude makes much money from his music. How is he affording this? But maybe he does more commercial music for a day job? I have no idea. Wow, very honest indeed. Sounds like he has seen a lot of ups and downs, mostly downs I imagine. He’s right, this music is largely unpopular and you have to love it to continue. Lots of work, time, and effort for little reward.

I always find myself wondering what people like this do for a living. Do they have a good day job? Inheritance? Or do they eat ramen noodles and pour all their spare funds into their studios? I couldn’t live like that. I couldn’t sleep at night. Nothing wrong with whatever anyone decides to do. It’s all about individual choices. No jealousy here, just curiosity.

I would love to see a blog dedicated to featuring electronic musicians, especially the ones with tons of expensive hardware, and interviews with them and then a financial spreadsheet at the end showing their budgets. Ha. I can’t help it. I’m very curious about that. Shame on me.

I guess I also would love to see articles on musician income. I remember seeing a video of Jamie Liddell walking through his house, this giant fantastic house, and thinking – there’s no way this dude makes much money from his music. How is he affording this? But maybe he does more commercial music for a day job? I have no idea.

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