Over the last few years, we've been trying to streamline our music more and more. We felt that the density and complexity of some of our early material clouded the good songs underneath. It seems like something that artists in all fields have to struggle with in todays computer age. The limitless options available in the digital realm means that anything is possible. Sounds good, so what's the problem? It always seems like limitations(either real or self-imposed) actually make you more creative and inventive. For example, just because Photoshop allows modern artists to do nearly anything doesn't mean that things like poster art, logos, advertising materials, etc. have actually gotten better. In fact, look back at classic poster art, vintage ads, etc. and see if todays art really is better just because 'anything' is possible or if, maybe, limitations helped produce more interesting work before(we thing so!).
We could go on for hours about all this but the point is, we're continually searching to find the right balance between using todays technology to our advantage without stifling our creativity. Like we said at the top of this, we're trying to focus on the pure elements of our songs and not muddy them up with unnecessary production. Hopefully, we've achieved that to some degree and we hope to even more in the future.
Let us know what you think about this idea and how it pertains to your own art, projects, etc. We'd love to hear how you deal with this 'issue'.(if you think it is one!)
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