"synthesizers"

From Stockhausen to Daphne Oram to Delia Derbyshire to Forbidden Planet to Sun Ra to Pink Floyd to Popul Vuh to Klaus Schulze to Kraftwerk to Giorgio Moroder to Human League to New Order to Soft Synthesises and Neo-Analogue and beyond, the most significantly & amazing music of my lifetime has been realised by purely electronic means. I love synthesisers & count them as the most defining musical instrument of our age - quite possibly the only 'real' one to have given voice to a plethora inner dreams, myths & mysteries as part of the overall Tradition of human music making these past 50,000 years.

Whilst it's all a matter of taste and opinion, it's worth remembering that in all this time (i.e. 50,000 years) the single most important component of music has remained unchanged. Indeed - whatever the means of musical production, without THE EAR none of it would matter anyway. AIR is pretty essential too of course, otherwise any given MUSIC is just as REAL & AUTHENTIC as any other.