Katharsis
Katharsis! isn't about computers or technology so much as the magical experience of creating music. Katharsis! is either the greatest creative endeavor of my l
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About Katharsis!
An Interview with the Sounds in my Head ...
"WTF?"
So what compels me to do this? I don't know, and I don't even think I should. I've been dabbling in computer audio for longer than it was practical, and music in various analog forms since elementary school.
Maybe you can tell me why I persist ...
"So now I'm your Psychoanalyst?"
I wanted to grow up to be an archaeologist ... then a writer, an English Professor, and ultimately what paid the bills. While I still believe in my unchosen profession, it demonstrates that how you make a living seldom resembles how you would choose to spend your time.
Perhaps reality diminishes our creative ambitions too early in life.
Or not ...
"But why create music nobody listens to?"
Well, somewhere in my early teens, I acquired an appreciation for unusual sounds.
Sure, it began with records and radio but popular music was quickly supplanted by "different tunes," obscure collections of often-imitated unknowns and less than successful groupings that provoked only blank stares when mentioned.
Not music with lyrics necessarily, not even instrumentals really unless programming can be considered musicianship. maybe they were not even songs at all, but more like Ralf and Florian present sounds to immerse yourself.
Sometimes the true appeal was imagining the possibilities.
So I found myself producing my own sounds with crude instruments and analog tape decks.
An open microphone beneath your mattress makes an acceptable bass drum if you can find a pair of drumsticks and set the volume just right.
If I wanted self expression, perhaps music would be even more effective than writing. Sound sets a tone that words are too ambiguous to convey.
words and music can be made to complement and support one another, and with the union, the words cannot be misinterpreted and the music is endowed with enhanced meaning as well as emotional impact.
Perhaps it is easier for someone to feel what another means ...
"What can you possibly get out of this?"
Nothing tangible, I suppose, but then creating entertainment for a specific demographic was never the motivation here.
The fun was in the creating, and the reward was in bringing substance to the strange sounds running through my head like warped commercial jingles looping incessantly and consuming an unappreciated portion of my thoughts and awareness. My mind!
So my muse is a fiercely personal one ...
"So you ARE a Nut!"
Uh, no, just a dovoted hobbiest. I don't think that's the same thing. Magically, I discovered that the process was therapeutic. After giving form to my mental tormentors, my mind was cleared and completely free of them.
Well, only individually, of course. Just one at a time, but it sure kept me occupied ...
"But anybody can do this with a computer!"
Quite true, but misleading. Remember, I'm old enough to remember creating music without a computer. And i do actually read music (very slowly), play guitar (mostly acoustic) and fiddle with keyboards (intended).
Katharsis! isn't about computers or technology so much as the magical experience of creating music.
Using a computer to create music is no different than using a pencil to write. But it is not the same as learning to play an instrument. I use the computer because it is an excellent tool for composition if less so for performance. For my purposes, virtuosity is not as important as following my muse. I'm creating this stuff not for adulation or to please anyone except myself.
When a computer or an instrument allows me to make tangible and even exorcise myself of what was until then only something running through my head, then I feel somehow rewarded, satisfied ...
Or perhaps I am only Frankenstein giving life to my nightmares. Which suggests you should proceed with caution.
"Right. Katharsis! is either the greatest creative endeavor of your life or just more evidence of a misspent youth."
Or both. I suspect I'll never know ...
"Yeah, everybody wants to be a Rock Star."
Well, that's the funny thing. Not me!
Rock Stars endure a seemingly endless series of dizzying tour venues somehow less real than the screaming throngs in attendance. All to support a drug dependency cultivated by the recording industry.
At least that's the myth of the successful Rock Star, right? Hey, you didn't hear it here first.
Actually, I'm not sure I understand what it means to be a Rock Star today, and I know I never aspired to be one. I'm certainly not that special kind of extrovert it takes to be a performer, and I know for a fact that overwhelming applause makes me more uncomfortable than grateful.
I suppose Katharsis! is more to understand myself than to entertain anyone. Sharing this work was truly an afterthought. Perhaps you are just an unwitting participant in a kind of primitive self psychoanalysis.
I sincerely wish you luck with that ...
Take Care...
Katharsis! http://katharsis.home.mchsi.com/Band/artist history
http://katharsis.home.mchsi.com/Have you performed in front of an audience?no, well maybe semianimated ...
Actually, I'm not sure I understand what it means to be a Rock Star today, and I know I never aspired to be one. I'm certainly not that special kind of extrovert it takes to be a performer, and I know for a fact that overwhelming applause makes me more uncomfortable than grateful.
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http://www.makingwavesaudio.co.uk/
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