Re: [microsound] oval armani

[Derek Holzer <republikasleazka@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

michael,

as phillip pointed out, i think it's the mediated masses. NOBODY really buys 
armani clothes, but lots buy GQ or watch fashionTV to indulge in elegance 
from the comfort of the armchair. brand-name recognition usually entails 
some kind of fantasy image. i think we do the same thing with our own 
artistic prescence, even on a small scale. how many of us here on this list 
play with the image 'hacker', 'mad scientist', 'theif', 'magician' or even 
'terrorist' (to name a few...)? maybe the future of [microsound] is not to 
be obscure, underground and subcultural, but to be monied, super-chic and 
well-dressed? in that case, i'm putting a grant application out to dolce and 
gabbana next week.


best,
derek

michael wrote:

> It's called "licensing," and it's just business as usual.  And which of 
the
> "masses" are we talking about - the ones of can get an Oval CD for 18$ or 
the
> ones who can spend several thousand dollars on an Armani suit


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