Is this already electronica or still acoustic?

[Bellock]

How do you see it, is it already electronic music or does it count as acoustic? As I understand it, it is recorded on handpans. But then the sound is changed a lot and sounds like drone, ambient etc. to me. So what counts more, the final sound or the way the basic sound is produced?


Reminds me of discussions at the time when instruments like the clavinet emerged. There, for example, metal reeds are plucked, then fed to the electronics via a pickup (usually a simple coil around the reed) and then processed as desired. Basically, the same way it is done with any electric guitar. But despite the distortion and modulation effects, it is not automatically described as electronic music. Or should we be more flexible with the categories?

[cryophonik]

I would just call it good 'ol ambient, which often combines acoustic and electronic instruments... with copious amount of reverb, of course.

Very cool song and video BTW!

[Bellock]

I would just call it good 'ol ambient, which often combines acoustic and electronic instruments... with copious amount of reverb, of course.

Very cool song and video BTW!

Indeed, even Jarre used a lot of (sampled) natural sounds combined with synths. Even though I wouldn't call most of his work ambient. There's even ambient, which is plain noise, hours long and all that happens is a subtle filtering. Sometimes I just wonder.......

Yes, cool videos. Bit long for my taste, but nice while dish washing.

[farlukar]

is it already electronic music or does it count as acoustic?

What does it matter?

[Bellock]

is it already electronic music or does it count as acoustic?

What does it matter?

It does. If you argue with a friend and he has the better point.