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Re: [microsound] DNA no wave, more thoughts





> of course, this doesn't have anything to do with microsound proper,
> although one could argue that no wave is still relevant to microsound as
> another example of an idiosyncratic genre intent on bridging "low" &
> "high" art, & in mixing up, hiding, or overamplifying considerations of
> image, sound & feeling...  sometimes i feel like i make house music like
> i'd be making no wave rock if i were in 1978.  (& what about gramm's
> album being named _personal rock_, & what about sonic youth's professed
> affection for mille plateaux & deleuze-guattarisms (re: their _a
> thousand leaves_ cd)...)

I thought they named the album after the pastry "Mille Fille", literally
translates to 1000 Leaves? But I wouldn't be surprised if this is a partial
reference to Deleuze/Guattari, art people that they are.