| thats a weird question. mainly due to the fact that each successive generation takes entirely from the past yet adding another layer to the history.
i think most recordings DATE.
music itself doesnt.
take miles for example. listening to bitches brew and then putting an panthalassa.
i would love to hear laswell do jimi hendrix. the bob marley one he did was sickly incredible sounding... makes original bob sound kinda weaker... i just sorely miss bob's voice in the mix [i know its supposed to be a dub remix but...]. if he put bobs voice in there i would have the ULTIMATE bob marley album.
i think the TOP modern stuff BLOWS away older "classic" recordings. im not talking about this commercial schwag recordings... like fridmann, godrich, laswell. like sparklehorses 'its a wonderful life' or flaming lips 'clouds taste metallic' or becks 'mutations' or material 'hallucination engine'... do these recordings date? all basically ignore the pop timeline and date to when you finally LISTEN to one of them.... oddly enough i cant remember the time that i heard them for the first time. they all feel like they have been a part of my life forever.
or how about buddy guys 'sweet tea' album. first time i heard it i couldnt believe it was done in '01, sweet bejeezus. sounds like old as hell. i loved reading about that in mix mag regarding the production notes last year. that album radically changed my production style... BIGTIME. |