Re: [microsound] micropolitics

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Philip Sherburne wrote:
> Invite Sachicko M and Ryoji Ikeda to set up outside the White House and
> direct earsplitting sinewaves at the building (a microsound version of the
> drum protests that were happening a few years back, courtesy the
Revolution
> Summer peeps).

I don't like this comment; it suggests that there's something inherently
unpleasant in the sound of Sachiko M's sine manipulations. on the contrary,
her music is exceptionally nuanced, instinctual, and refined. creating
discomfort in the listeners does not appear to be her objective. this is not
a case of extreme noise-terror tactics. if Sachiko M is protesting anything,
its the trite orthodoxy of tonality. and she certainly doesn't do so in in
an obnoxious or offensive way.

as for Ikeda, could anything be more innocuous and un-revolutionary than his
recent efforts?


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