Re: [microsound] oh....

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patrick halbig wrote:
> 
> did anyone else:
> 1) find the 20' to 2000 'campaign' ridiculous

....campaign or champagne? Champagne is never ridiculous...


> 2) find the concept of 'limited release' remarkably
>     compatible with other forms of bourgeois consumption
>     (Lafite, Daumier prints, rare Adorno text)

As has already been mentioned, everything in this field is "limited" by
mainstream standards. In as much as labels/artists are not giving away
music/CDs, of course it is compatible with other forms of bourgeois (or
any other kind of) consumption. Like it or not music, microsonic or
otherwise, is a business and has all the trappings of a business, to
pretend otherwise is silly. That doesn't mean we should lose sight of
the music itself, which is, at least for me, the point of the whole affair.

This post dovetails in my mind with so many posts on other e-lists in
which people rage against the "huge music corporations ripping me off!"
(usually to justify CDR or MP3 pirating). With a handful of exceptions
no artists discussed on any electronic e-list are being supported by
major labels, and it's quite possible the micro-labels and artists are
losing money every time they issue a CD. As it turns out musicians have
to eat and pay rent, and it is not usually music that fills these needs.
It's fine to rage against the system (capitalism), a critical
reevaluation is long overdue, but it's a bigger and much more outrageous
issue than "limited releases." 

Michael
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