Re: [microsound] popular computer music : oxymoron?

[Eloy Anzola <leaddaet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Coming in a little late:

Jesse Kudler was heard:

>I was recently told by my computer music teacher that I
>couldn't write one of these concert reports we have to do on the
>Pita/Fennesz/Pan Sonic show in NY because "That's popular music."

To which Kim Cascone said:

> I am always tracking this chasm as I tend to live
> in both worlds (the company I work for is a spin off from CCRMA @
> Stanford)...

Music can so speak for itself, that is almost funny
and actually kind of sad that things like this keep
happenning.

Is not reserved for computer music either, I'm sure
we have all read reviews and heard opinions where a
track 'can not be good' because of who made it, what
elements includes, its lenght or whatever, this
regardless of the work itself.

However, I like to think that this is changing, and,
and at least where this list is concerned, the academic/
non-academic line should blur more and more with time.

For instance, the 'Csound Book', published by MIT and
edited by Berklee's Dr. Richard Boulanger, has an essential
listening list, it includes DJ Shadow, DJ Spooky, Brian
Eno, Aphex Twin, Kraftwerk, Moby, Oval, Panasonic, Kim
Cascone, Bill Laswell, Squarepusher and many others 'popular'
artists along all the required 'academics' Risset, Dhomont,
Lucier, Parmerud, Xenakis, etc...

The efforts and work of the artists we like and participate
on this list, are impressive. Chances are that most will,
eventually, be noticed. All it takes is a listen.

all the best,

Eloy
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