Re: [microsound] Cutting edge???

[Blackkrome@xxxxxxx]

In a message dated 6/13/2002 7:57:26 PM Mountain Daylight Time, 
dkl37@xxxxxxxx writes:


> Another word that means shit to me now and forever more:         
> > "EXPERIMENTAL." 
> 
> It seems that people are equating the word "experimental" with the terms 
> "cutting edge," "revolutionary," or "progressive," when it isn't
> necessarily the case. The word "experimental" is a valid description when
> one is (hello)! EXPERIMENTING. There is nothing outrageous or wrong about
> that.                                     

i have to agree that experimental, is one of the most inane descriptions for 
art. any band that sits down and goes through the creative process, is 
experimenting. granted they may use a more limited approach, i.e. staying 
within the boundaries of a certain genre and any jam band, experiments. free 
jazz... a first year art student experiments with new mediums, and when an 
audio artists gets a new piece of software, they experiment with it, but its 
putting yourself into it and creating. so yes please do away with that word. 
there is my nickels worth, accounting for inflation...