Re: [microsound] re: 12k's term

["<<< audi sensa >>>" <audisensa@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> i will have to agree with taylor on this one.  while yes... there is a
> certain amount terminology being used and thrown around, they aren't
> just there to make peoplel feel intelligent and market the product.  to
> me it is very important what the sound artist/musician is thinking about
> and the process invovled in creating an aural piece.  if the artists
> says "12k presents term, a bunch of MP3 releases" it deployes a series
> of mp3s without any ideas or concepts.  it sort of like going into a
> museum of modern art and looking at many of the works in the last 30-40
> years without having an understanding of modern, post-modern and other
> aristic concepts.  the art pieces just sort of become these floating
> pieces which may be cosmetically pleasing, but on an intellectual level
> do not take a deliberate stance on what the artist wants to communicate.
> something i've always been a fan of is opening up the discussion between
> audio artists and understanding what each others conceptions of music
> are and how the individual relates to their product...
>

true, but it's kind of sad sometimes when people rely on that too much -
that's like those headsets they give you to listen to as you walk through
the museum - explaining all the "concepts" - and stripping you of your own
senses -

sorry, this horse is really dead, but i just got home...








>
> On Thu, Jan 17, 2002 at 02:03:23AM -0500, taylor deupree wrote:
> > From: Andrei <andrei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Subject: Re: 12k presents: term.
> > Message-ID:
> > <Pine.SGI.4.40.0201161916200.8634542-100000@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >
> > >That's deep, man.
> > >
> > >Pure data huh ? What's that supposed to mean anyway ? Why can't you
just
> > >say they're mp3 only releases and instead spew off all that other
> > >pretentious nonsense. I suppose if I download a Britney Spears mp3 that
> > >would also be "pure data and imageless sound information" since I
didn't
> > >buy a cd I can hold in my hand.
> > >
> > >This is the kind of thing that gets on my nerves about "microsound".
> > >
> > >Andrei
> >
> > while it might sound like a lot of rhetoric to you, for me it was
> > very important, internally, to come up with a precise concept.. one
> > that had relation to 12k's more "proper" label aspect... it was
> > important to me to make this distinction as opposed to just slapping
> > some MP3s up on the web..
> >
> > if it's too much for you to deal with you can ignore it and just
> > download the files.. or ignore everything altogether.. but, like it
> > or not, when one is trying to run a label (or any business for that
> > matter) writing press releases that make an attempt at sounding
> > interesting is part of the whole job..
> >
> > i suppose i could take your advice and change it to say:
> >
> > "12k presents term, a bunch of MP3 releases"
> >
> > it's catchy.. in a britney spears sort of way..
> >
> > taylor,
> >
> >
> > --
> > +  +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +   +
> > taylor deupree/12k/line
> > taylor@xxxxxxx
> > http://www.12k.com
> >
> > now: term. - http://www.12k.com/term
> >
> > OUT NOW 12k/LINE RELEASES:
> > 12k1017 cascone + chartier + deupree | after | CD
> > LINE_008 richard chartier | of surfaces | CD
> >
> > OTHER:
> > frank bretschneider + taylor deupree | balance | CD | mille plateaux |
feb
> > 2002
> >
> > LIVE:
> > Loop: a panel discussion/performance | P.S.1 | NYC | jan 19 2002
> > taylor deupree + sogar + sol | paris | feb 1 2002
> >
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