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What dyou think makes good writing then?
william_kent
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Good music writing should make you want to rush out and grab a copy of whatever they are enthusing about. There was no enthusiasm in the beatport article at all - it gave me no reason to listen to the tunes. The Marvin Gaye essay on the other hand did..
I don't agree good music writing should be about enthusiasm and proselytising. I'd rather read a thoughtful review of a 7/10 record that explains well why it's not a 9 or a 5, than hyperbolic praise about something that doesn't let me figure out if I myself would enjoy it and why.
Imo good music writing should make you at least somewhat interested in the subject. Whether it's super dry and matter or fact or hyperbolic fanboyism, the whole point is to get ears and eyes on the subject.
Gonna read that craner ting in a second. I've started writing a mix round up thing so slate it or rate it. But if you're gonna slate it please go in detail.
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Gonna read that craner ting in a second. I've started writing a mix round up thing so slate it or rate it. But if you're gonna slate it please go in detail.
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william_kent
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Trilliam worded it better than me. I wasn't talking about proselytising, but even with a thoughtful 7/10 review there should be evidence that the writer has a passion for music. Otherwise, why should I pay attention to what they have to say? One of the most memorable boomkat reviews was a takedown of a Jamie XX album which was "enthusiastic" in its hate of the record to the extent that I wanted to hear why it was so bad. I didn't get any of that from the beatport piece which leads me to doubt whoever wrote it has an interest in music.Imo good music writing should make you at least somewhat interested in the subject. Whether it's super dry and matter or fact or hyperbolic fanboyism, the whole point is to get ears and eyes on the subject.
Gonna read that craner ting in a second. I've started writing a mix round up thing so slate it or rate it. But if you're gonna slate it please go in detail.
Peak Times #1
Sean Von Piff rounds up a salvo of scorching hott mixes for your earholes. 2020 was a historically bad year, but without the welcome distraction of music, it might’ve been even worse. It’d be foolish pretending the restorative power of music did anything to vanquish infection rates, racial...Peak Times #2
Sean Von Piff dons his armour and swings his mace to battle through the hordes of mixes on the virtual battlefield in search of the holy grails. There might be light at the end of the tunnel. Boris Johnson had barely finished outlining the road map out of lockdown when my Instagram feed became...
yeah I get what you mean. I'm just cautious of the mindset that says music writing (or any reviewing) should be simply to go "this is great and here's why." Especially as criticising anything in dance and electronic music is always met with "bUt yOu'Re nOt sUpPoRtInG tHe ScEnE!!!" nonsense, as if its not possible to expect and want better.
that's true but there's a way to do it that feels a little less awful. Boomkat reviews aren't always great but at least they don't read like they were generated by AI. I always enjoy a skim of Picadilly's end-of-year round up because their enthusiasm and references will make me interested in stuff that often turns out to be terrible.
Leo
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agree, but most of the Boomkat write ups are direct cut-and-paste of the PR blurb from the record label. You can tell by going to Bleep, they often have the exact same description of the release as Boomkat. Not always, they both occasionally do up their own copy if it's something they are into.
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