critical

[Howard Stelzer <hstelzer@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Now hang on just a second... there is certainly a difference between panning 
people's CDs in public and having intelligent, constructive discussion. We 
can use this public forum to discuss each others' work critically, go deeper 
than simple value judgements. For example: Several folks on this list try 
"conceptual" albums... do the concepts work? Are they intelligible, unique, 
or necessary? If some element is missing that might have made a work 
stronger, it's relevant for discussion. Another example: If an album is 
redundant or simply "genre", perhaps the artist isn't aware and would 
benefit from talking about it. I think that that's different from mutual 
ass-kissing. Conversely, if an artist tries someting very different from his 
or her previous work, and it works, it might be interesting to discuss the 
change in method or goal. Criticism makes the work stronger, and takes it 
beyond mere praise or dismissal.


Howard Stelzer. Intransitive Recordings.
www.intransitiverecordings.com

OUT NOW:
int014 LIONEL MARCHETTI
 "Knud Un nom de serpent (le cercle des entrailles)" CD
int016 JOHN HUDAK + JASON LESCALLEET "Figure 2" CD

OUT LATER:
int017 M.BEHRENS "Elapsed Time" CD
int018 GAL "Relisten" CD
infr01 TOSHIYA TSUNODA "Extracts from Field
     Recordings Archive #3: Solid Vibration" CD
int019 HOWARD STELZER AND JASON TALBOT "Songs" CD
int020 NERVE NET NOISE "Meteor Circuit" CD





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