New music is, first of all, new technology.
So we shouldn’t expect the same boom of new, classy styles and sounds as in the ’80s and ’90s: back then, the emergence of electronic music and computers was a rare event in its significance—almost like the discovery of electricity itself.
People were purely and brightly inspired by all those new sounds and possibilities, and they created brightly for the sake of music itself. That’s why in the ’80s and ’90s, and even a bit in the ’00s, there was so much good music.
Now everyone is a bit oversated—either shy about “repeating,” or heavily corrupted by commerce—and all that “evil” like social networks throws people off track.
But in music there is really only one thing: the music itself—the enjoyment of it and the discoveries it carries.
I think the sensible path for any not-stupid creator today is not to chase the invention of a “new sound” or the selling of sound, but simply to do what you truly like—really like—not just because it’s fashionable.
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