YOUR QUESTION:

07/31/2020 mariano

Hi Trevor! first of all, thank you so much for all the music and for being an inspiration with all your projects; it make me become a composer when i first hear Bungle a long time ago. So i have a couple of questions as a musician, 1) When it comes to the compositions in Disco Volante, there´s a sense in dealing historicities of the musical materials to add or insinuate a social critique or humor effect on the compositions? 2) i want to know how is your opinion referred to the state of current technique (compositional) assosiated to the nowadays esthetics.
I hope not to bother with my questions,sorry for my english; cheers from Cordoba, Argentina!

My Answer:

1) It’s never easy to reference my personal mindset from 25 years ago. Also, if I’m understanding you correctly you are asking if there were historical references to the material? Probably. There are always lots of little hidden compositional gems that most people will never find, nor need to, but they do work as part of the structure.
2) I’ll do my best to interpret your question: Today’s compositional techniques have far exceeded what was already over my head in the ‘80s. The kids are up to some crazy shit these days and I love it. Today we see a lot more people breaking down the walls between improvisation and composition (although Earle Brown, John Coltrane & Stockhausen were doing that years ago). The weight of the last century as well as 20 + years into this one rests on the shoulders of all whom wish to carry the torch. More power to them!