Fw: [microsound] Fw: [microsound] Intellectual Property

[pete gregory <pete@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "Jeff Shoemaker" <cache@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 04, 2000 8:30 PM
Subject: Re: [microsound] Fw: [microsound] Intellectual Property


> > A friend of mine who doesn't like electronic
> > > music often argues that it too often aligns with conservative values
and
> > > runs in contrast to more politically charged movements like punk,
> reggae,
> > > and even some forms of rock. "
> >
> > True? False? Kinda true? kinda false?
> >
> > Struck me as an interesting question.
>
> what, pray tell, are these conservative alignments?

Yeah exactly. Probably lack of "anger" and no vocals/rousing guitars, but
isn't there something to his/her (argument)?

>i'm i at fault for digging music that i perceive to have hardly any
alignments of any kind?

Don't think so.

> what are the conservative alignments of Vangelis and are they the same as
> Kid 606 or Massive Attack?

Yeah. Mezzanine is on a lot of ads. No, I get your point.
>
> knee-jerk reaction:  sounds like some faux-intelligent bullshit used to
pass
> of simply not liking the music.

I got that flavour too. But then when i have been called upon to explain my
dislike for certain music i might have referred to the political once or
twice. Can one judge music one doesn't like?

punk, reggae and rock are all VERY
> conservative musically.

Well...

does 'copying' old forms (perhaps 'unsucessfully') necessarily result in
something "musically conservative"?

politically, well, i'd have to have some terms
> defined,

yep

and even then the statement is so broad and indefensible (imo) that
> i don't think i'd ever be satisfied with the argument.

yep. Guess Bill will have to ask his friend.

meaning:  i'd LOVE
> to see the argument that can't be applied to his favored genres.

yep!
>
> np:  toy dolls

Nellie the Elephant?

Pete
>
>                         -jeff
>
>
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