Spin control.British DJ Mixmaster Morris Ambient DJ and underground musician Mixmaster Morris was born in Brighton, England in 1960, and was educated at Millfield School, and University College, London. His real name is Morris Gould. wants "to put the feminine back into electronic music" It's Tomorrow Already * The Irresistible Force IRRESISTIBLE FORCE. This term is applied to such an interposition of human agency, as is, from its nature and power, absolutely uncontrollable; as the inroads of a hostile army. Story on Bailm. Sec. 25; Lois des Batim. pt. 2. c. 2, Sec. 1. It differs from inevitable accident; (q. v. (Mixmaster Morris) * Ninja Tune "In my mind," says electronic musician This article is about musicians. For the magazine, see Electronic Musician. An electronic musician is a musician who composes or plays music from synthetic sounds generated with synthesizers, samplers, drum machines or music sequencers. and DJ Mixmaster Morris," ambient music Ambient music refers to a kind of music that envelops the listener without drawing attention to itself [1] 'Ambient Music must be able to accommodate many levels of listening attention without enforcing one in particular; it must be as ignorable as it is and New Age can't be confused with one another. Ambient is extremely interesting, and New Age is boring." Few techno fans would argue. Although his name is not known in America beyond underground electronica circles, this 36-year-old Brit has made a lasting impression on the English musical map with an iconoclasm iconoclasm (īkŏn`ōklăzəm) [Gr.,=image breaking], opposition to the religious use of images. Veneration of pictures and statues symbolizing sacred figures, Christian doctrine, and biblical events was an early feature of Christian that recalls another queer rebel who challenged conventional ideas about music and noise, composer John Cage Noun 1. John Cage - United States composer of avant-garde music (1912-1992) John Milton Cage Jr., Cage . "The man was making music with turntables in 1947," Morris says of Cage, whose voice is sampled in It's Tomorrow Already, the latest CD released under Morris's recording moniker (1) A name, title or alias. See alias. (2) A COM object that is used to create instances of other objects. Monikers save programmers time when coding various types of COM-based functions such as linking one document to another (OLE). See COM and OLE. , the Irresistible Force. Mixmaster Morris pioneered the chill-out room, a conversation-friendly area where beat-weary club goers can retreat into a world of quieter sounds. By championing electronic experimentation that isn't dance-driven, Morris has paved the way for trip-hop, lounge, club pop, and other cutting-edge styles. "I tried to create something that was antiheterosexual and alternative and gentle," he reflects. "I used to do these parties with chill-out music until midnight, then dance music, then chill-out music for breakfast so everyone would meet each other, dance with each other, eat together, and then have everybody's phone numbers. That's a good party." Morris's mellow invention on the turntables began as a reaction to the aggressive evolution of dance music that occurred when the illegal rave party phenomenon exploded in late-'80s England and the psychedelic sounds of acid house gave way to hard-core techno. "I found it depressing when dance music began to develop the same characteristics as rock and turned into crap electronic heavy metal," says the DJ, born Morris Gould. "I really want to put the feminine back into electronic music." In the grand synth-pop tradition, Morris is one of many gay Brits who turned to the alienation of electronic music to avoid the brutality of rock. "If I were a kid now, I wouldn't be able to relate to [British rock British rock and roll, or British rock, was born out of the influence of rock and roll and rhythm and blues from the United States, but added a new drive and urgency, exporting the music back and widening the audience for black R & B in the U.S. band] Oasis," he says. "They're the kind of guys who'd beat me up around the bike shed Bike shed can refer to:
And as with so many queer do-it-yourself musicians, from Boy George to Pansy Division, Morris's otherworldly style is a reaction to not finding a place for himself in either the mainstream music scene or urban gay culture. "I've never identified with clones," he says. "I guess people are desperate for something to belong to, but I'm much happier leading than following, taking the path less often traveled because at the end of it is where the real prize lies." Walters is a pop-music critic for The Advocate. |
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