Miss Bach's Crab Canon

But then-

"...Huh? Rock?"

Anyone can say the word when they hear the iconic band's Big Four.

But he is a professional who can go one step further.

It was an unconventional rock arrangement, without vocals, universal chords, and pop-rock structure...instead, it was full of artistry, eclectic, and ridiculously mature!He remembered a word, an unknown word that should have been history long ago.

"Oh shit...this thing...could it be progressive rock..."

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For the vast majority of people in the world, the music they know is actually limited to pop music.

A little better, they will be exposed to so-called light music, pure music, ACG music, classical music, jazz, and rock music.And yet, it's all pop, just pop with these style labels.

And the real non-pop music is beyond the reach of most people in the world.

They exist alone in unknown corners, only for musicians, the band themselves, and the very few who have reached the aesthetic threshold and started to explore real music.

Then, they'll know—

Most of the light music that is popular in the world is actually midi made with fruit software in various soundtracks.The other part comes from the style classification of the New Age.

Classical music is not a small canon, Chopin, Beethoven, G string.The essence of jazz is not the lyrical jazz that sounds soothing and comfortable in the cafe, or the saxophone in the adult bridge, distorted by white people.

And rock music is not just a rough sound, coupled with a low voice and unruly roar.

But understanding these, those who no longer define music with simple labels, half of them are true lovers who are unwilling to communicate with others, and the other half are people who rely on music for a living.

Now, one of them, a sound mixer who lives on music and devotes his life to pop music, is listening to this 3-minute demo for the third time.

This is the most difficult and obscure style of rock music, the least listened to, and it has almost been declared dead after the 8s and 90s-progressive rock.They have a long duration, complex and cumbersome arrangements, incomprehensible lyrics, and weird covers.

A prism, a red man with a big mouth, a gradation of dark green, weirdness like an illustration in Jung's Red Book, a rock climber with cracked nails, a childhood with a magpie in hand...

Among the many music lovers, those who can understand these great and obscure things are very few.

As for the sound mixer himself, he barely counts as one.

"It's wonderful... very wonderful... this..."

He has been in the industry for many years, and he has received 1000 or 800 demos, but he never thought that he would receive such a progressive rock demo.It's like dreaming back to the 70s...it's not right, this should be called...new avant-garde...

The sound mixer vaguely remembered that when the old progressive rock gradually fell behind, many new bands influenced by it should be collectively referred to as new progressive... And which kind of demo does this belong to?

"Oh shit."

The sound mixer was upset again, rubbing his hair irritably.

But it's not because of the music, because of the people who contributed the demo, but because of myself.

Ashamed of myself for knowing so little about it.

Because the demo was even great—that's the only word he could think of.

As long as you close your eyes, those colorful and rich music will pass the "beauty" and "magnificence" directly to the depths of your brain through your ears.That's illusion, that's sweetness, that's death and life, that's...

That must be a great start.

Especially electric guitar and piano!

In this demo, the drums and bass are played quite well, but the electric guitar makes the mixer even want to cry.

The arrangement is gorgeous and delicate. Most importantly, the chord progressions played by the electric guitar are all esoteric chords that cannot be made for pop singers. They contain complex music theory, but they are played beautifully...

This shows that electric guitarists are very familiar with this instrument, these chords, and these arrangement intentions, so they choose the accessories such as effectors, amplifiers, cabinets, etc. that can make it shine, in order to form this incomparable harmony and give Such a wonderful sense of hearing.

And...the piano.

Yes, piano.

He was confused, who played the piano?Even if this is the result of many attempts in the recording studio, it has surpassed mortals and stepped into greatness... no, it can even be said that it has surpassed the word great.

As a sound mixer, he immerses himself in music every day, and has come into contact with many people, such as masters of classical crossovers, genius prodigy, powerful pianists from abroad, etc.But the piano in this demo is unique and brilliant.

There is no doubt that a musician who can play this kind of sound... will be a world-class treasure, plus that powerful electric guitarist... No matter how you think about it, this band will not be an amateur!

Why did they find me, who is as small as a shrimp, to vote for the demo?Rather, why did they vote for the demo!

Countless doubts surpassed common sense, making it difficult for him to understand, and he began to feel irritated by his IQ arrears.

Anyway-

……

"Hello, long wait, I listened carefully to the music you gave me, and I have a question, is this your band's original?"

"of course."

After Gao Yiyu finished answering, he thought to himself that Mr. Liu... no, in this case, Xiao Liu, the sound mixer, is quite rude.

As a small moderator of a musician's forum, would I shamelessly plagiarize?

"Please tell me frankly, is this the audio you intercepted from the album of a foreign avant-garde band?"

"Of course not, our band did it themselves."

Xiao Liu... oh no, since he knew the term New Avant-Garde, it had to be Teacher Liu. Teacher Liu surprised Gao Yiyu.

Even professionals, it is normal not to know this music style, because it is the rarest music type in the world, purely for art, for the soul, and for the creators themselves, with almost no trace of commercialization.

Knowing this word, Gao Yiyu felt that his vote was not in vain.

"Is your band the kind that consists of many top musicians?" Teacher Liu asked again.

"No, but a group of lovers from all over the world, from different histories and cultures, trying to make some modern music for fun under various difficult and poor conditions."

"...Don't lie to me." Teacher Liu felt very humiliated, and sent several emoticons in succession.

It's a pity that what Gao Yiyu said...is true.

I don't know how Mr. Liu understood it. Maybe he used this as an excuse to cover up the background of the musicians?It's like a well-known top author changing his pen name, writing works purely for hobbies, and making a bunch of interesting excuses for his identity when he submits his work?

This is not something Gao Yiyu cares about, she just wants to ask: "How about the demo?"

In fact, Gao Yiyu was a little nervous, because this was the first time for her to vote for a record company with a demo.

She couldn't imagine what the result would be.

only--

The answer she got really surpassed all the mixed thoughts in her mind.

Teacher Liu told her in sincere words: "I want to listen to the whole thing, and I am willing to pay as much as you want."

Well, this is the best answer!Gao Yiyu touched his slightly accelerated heart, and felt extremely fulfilled as a creator and a musician.

……

The next day, Gao Yiyu and his party pushed open the door of the church to let the wind blow in.

Empty, lonely, but peaceful.

The weather is clear, and the light is softened by the glass with various patterns, reflecting the flying dust.

There is no deity enshrined here, but the resonating cavity of the musical instrument, born purely for music.

"Are you going to record the second half of the second part? Master." Meow asked.

"Yes, it's the hardest part. Because collecting sound in such a reverberant place and mixing it with other dry sounds is ridiculously difficult... Fortunately, I didn't do it, you know? How to record in a church Pipe organ, this kind of tutorial is not even reliable on YouTube..."

Pushing open the door to breathe, Gao Yiyu walked towards the recording studio a few steps away while chatting.

Joannis and Daphne are sorting out the equipment and preparing to move it.

"Bard, you're here just in time. I'll carry this part for you." Daphne gave the order, pointing at the sound card, microphone and tangled cables.

Gao Yiyu responded and looked towards Joannis. Didn't expect that she also had something to move?Quite a lot.It is a complex recording structure called decca tree, which uses multiple sets of microphones in a three-dimensional structure to collect sound in places with large and complex sound fields.

At the beginning, Gao Yiyu used Patron One's birthday gift in exchange for it from various places. At that time, he thought he would use it one day, so he asked for it.Unexpectedly, it really came in handy...

But the problem is-

"I'll also move the part about Joannis," Gao Yiyu said.

"Huh? No need, I have strength." Ioannis shook her head and whispered, "Thank you."

And Gao Yiyu shook her head even more, and rejected her: "No, your fingers are the second most important treasure in the world, and they are responsible for showing me the miraculous music, so this kind of physical work is still handed over to the handyman of……"

"The second most important? What about the first."

"Of course it's you, the musician yourself."

Daphne looked at them quietly, her face full of indifference.Although there is a distance of two meters, it is extremely far away.Fortunately, she has long been used to it, and just silently arranges the wires at hand.

Joannis still refused to accept help: "But you are also a musician... I also cherish your fingers and yourself... So, let's move slowly, make a few more trips, and chat for a while .”

"it is good."

Daphne indifferently carried a pile of wires, but her thoughts had drifted away.

The employees in the company are all of the same sex, young girls of the same age, similar interests, and the same ambitions and goals. They are all talented and hardworking.Logically speaking, it should be the best working environment, and you will be able to achieve success soon.

But why is there such internal friction every day, reducing work efficiency...

Ugh……

In this way, Daphne placed an order for a trolley, hoping that at least in such details, it could curb the unhealthy tendencies within the company that seriously affected work efficiency due to emotional relationships.

About 15 minutes later, they had just transported all the equipment to be used, and when they were erecting——

Gao Yiyu's mobile phone received a WeChat message.It was from Mr. Liu, the sound mixer yesterday.

After talking yesterday, he said that tomorrow the music director and company decision makers will go to work and recommend the signing in person.Now that the news is sent, there should be results.Gao Yiyu sat down in a chair openly, and picked up the fish.

"Hello, Teacher Liu, how are you doing?"

"Feel sorry."

Ok?Feel sorry?Gao Yiyu was stunned for half a second, but soon understood that this meant the end of the matter, no results, failure, and rejection.

It had been a good talk yesterday, and she had thought everything would be fine.

Teacher Liu sent a long list of content, perhaps typed in advance——

"I went to recommend the demo, but they didn't listen to it. Because I said it was progressive rock, they rejected it, because there is not even a tiny bit of audience in China. Record companies are commercial companies, not the art industry. But if you If it comes with a lot of traffic, or pays for it to guarantee sales, and has been on a variety show, then we may still sign a contract."

"Not really."

"Then are you willing to transform into pop and rock, focus on popular love songs, and start posting videos on short video apps, and go in the direction of becoming an Internet celebrity? The boss said that if you have good skills, they can find an Internet celebrity incubation company to follow. You sign, but you have to share it according to the newcomers, and you have to bear the cost yourself in the early stage."

Gao Yiyu remained silent, not even thinking of answering.

"The last possibility, the boss also said, if you have a good appearance, or if you are willing to make your appearance good, it is also possible. If it is a young and beautiful girl, just like the babymetal in Japan before, with the gimmick of extreme music, take Beautiful girls are the main stars of idol groups, so you can try that too.”

After much deliberation, Gao Yiyu couldn't find a good way to reply to this obscene matter.

She didn't want to keep racking her brain for answers that didn't exist, and she didn't want to waste time with social rhetoric.

and so--

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After sending such a message, Gao Yiyu put the phone in his pocket and went to help set up the microphone.

They didn't blame Gao Yiyu for fishing.

Daphne looked at her, and responded with a sneer that knew everything and embraced everything.

Joannis didn't even notice that she was fishing, because she was immersed in purity from beginning to end, excited about the next recording of the organ.

……

After that, Gao Yiyu never approached any record company with the demo.

To be honest, she thinks that some foreign companies should pick it up, because there are still some active bands abroad.

So far, there are not many new avant-garde and avant-garde rock bands that are still active. From Europe, the United States, to Japan and Southeast Asia, their audiences are surprisingly consistent. I have to rely on company subsidies and go to work in other places to live.

Gao Yiyu's band should also be among them.

But that would allow the already extremely narrow market to continue to be segmented, which may not be a good thing.Moreover, their band is too special, and it is very troublesome to sign it.Therefore, Gao Yiyu intends to make this purely out of interest.

Let music spread freely, let wealth have nothing to do with it, listeners come as they want, don't care if they hate it, and don't have to cater to anyone.