i'll look up some aphex twins and more flying lotus to see if i can follow your parallel. for now, eh...

and that part about certain electronic guys having broader artistry than coltrane? you're going to have the name the act and the song that backs that HUGE statement up.

as far as the whole "jazz is the new classical" bit, both involve an understanding of notation and composition even by untrained musicians who play by ear (but are still in tune/the correct key, etc)

i don't know a helluva lot about musical theory, but you can put coltrane's music on sheet music to a quartet or whatever and they can rock out with it

can you do the same with aphex twins?

i see where you're going as far as both being primarily instrumental music forms, but i don't think they're parallel at all

just as a side note, how many electronic musicians also play 'traditional' instruments
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