Too Much Evolution
My definition of evolution in music is that which uses the past to the point where core elements are used and are reconfigured in some way. That way the initial essences are present, although they might not be recognizable. It's a manifestation of the Ship of Theseus paradox where a reconstruction may or may not have the original essences and had completely evolved into a new entity, and if that gets rebuilt again it is another one, and so on. An example in architecture is to leave just enough traditional elements so it's something we recognize as having some connection to the past, and is considered to have elegance , rather than something that is riding on the idea of having to evolve as a requirement. In music, keeping the melody and changing everything around it, tempo, harmony, rhythms, and timbre makes it seem entirely new but has evolved just enough to keep it moored to its past. Sometimes I'll isolate just the piano part in a song and record other parts against...
