Re: [microsound] Re: 12k presents: term.

[The pHarmanaut <pharmanaut@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

could we maybe have two channels of microsound? one for people who don't
mind using words like "deconstruction" and "postmodernism" if only for the
sake of building an initial bridge before working on into more pertinent
matters and ideas? and another for people who like to scuffle over promo
copy? The first guy's comment was pretty funny, actually. Like the sort of
shit me and my friends would say to each other as we strategize our own MP3
label, right? I don't see why that first comment warranted any response
other than a chuckle or two, and then delete it from the inbox! I mean, it
was funny, but it's not going into the archives! Much more surprising than
that comment was the reaction it got! Seems like a lot of pent-up
animosities to me!

Why can't we all just.

-=Trace


----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Hall" <edhall@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 12:53 AM
Subject: Re: [microsound] Re: 12k presents: term.


> "<<< audi sensa >>>" <audisensa@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> : yeah, I think there's great value in what he's saying here - even though
> : it's being perhaps a bit *short", I'd have to say that there's a hell of
a
> : lot of posturing and dollying up of our pretty simple ideas with this
> : vernacular which absolutely REEKS of desperate self promotion. It's all
> : about the competition (which is all this promotion game is about), and
in
> : using plain languauge, some of us fear we'll lose that edge. Pure
strategy -
> : just watch tv at 4 in the morning and you'll see the same posturing all
over
> : the infomercials..."but Sally, the amazing difference about this knife
> : is..."
>
> I really don't follow you, here.  Are you saying that there really isn't
> much difference between the music of Sogar and that of Spears?  I wouldn't
> think so, but your next paragraph suggests some skepticism on your part:
>
> : But perhaps what makes this worse is that for a community which, (though
> : admittedly I don't follow it so I may be carpet bombing here - no
offense to
> : tha true playaz whoever you are) seems to portray itself at least to
some
> : degree, as providing an aesthetic experience which is fundamentally in
> : opposition to the standard musical fare (ie, no emotions here) there is
a
> : surprising amount of emotional button pushing in the promotional
department.
>
> The only emotional buttons getting pushed seem to be yours and a few other
> vocal people, here.  The description of the "term." series you and Andrei
> claim is beyond the pale may be slightly wordy, but I find it pretty clear
> in intent and entirely devoid of emotional baggage.
>
> : Sorry, am I confusing the glitch sub-genres now?
>
> I suspect you're merely confused, or perhaps I am -- I just don't see
> the cause for outrage, here.
>
> -Ed
>
>
>
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