Uwe Schmidt, one of the most interesting musicians of our time, stated a few years ago that when electronic music was born, both the sound and its source were identical (1). However, things started to change with time. Surprisingly enough, digitally sampled hard disk music can sound totally organic even with a totally electronic sound source.
From the Musique Concrète in France and the group of Die Reihe in Germany, leaded by Eimert and Stockhausen, to the vast group of electronic musicians who are seriously interested in sampling techniques, we can realize that there was an interesting change. Nowadays, we cannot be absolutely sure about the real source of sounds. Maybe your favourite guitar solo was never played by a guitar player, and it is all about a carefully sampled guitar and a computer.
The big change comes when we think about music perception. When we listen to music, all these aspects are present, in an effort to organize our musical experience. The study of the particular way in which we interact with electronic music and its experience is exciting. We are aware of a whole new world in terms of performance coming to our musical universe.
(1) Estela, Paulino: File Managers - Mutek 05
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