If you hear a New Order track that's mostly electronic, it's generally come about through one person sitting at a computer and programming it.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
Today, computers help us making the music. It's really a tool.
Most of today's music is done electronically.
The idea behind digital computers may be explained by saying that these machines are intended to carry out any operations which could be done by a human computer.
I guess some of today's programming has rubbed off on me because I find myself having to set time around for touring, putting that together and then setting time around for recording.
There's no other major item most of us own that is as confusing, unpredictable and unreliable as our personal computers.
There's a confusion sometimes with the laptop being the current tools and where electronic music initially comes from.
Every new computer program is basically doing some task that a person used to do. But the computer usually does it faster, more accurately, for less money, and without any health insurance costs.
My car and my adding machine understand nothing: they are not in that line of business.
I mean, Internet radio, which is basically a guy with his iTunes putting it over the computer, is the only way you're going to get true eclectic music programmed.
Typically you see the home office think up some great program but doesn't think through implementation at the store level.