Re: [microsound] microsound as pop music

[Andrei <andrei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Thu, 18 Jul 2002, Beni Borja wrote:

> I can't understand someone who sees aesthetic value on being "difficult"...
>
> If Stockhausen, Xenakis, Cascone or anyone whose work did not meet any sort
> of public recogniction ,despite a mega-buck marketing campaign, I would
> seriously doubt the artistic merit of such work.

That seems like a very pop/mainstream/"the majority is right" kind of
attitude.

I think you misunderstood me.
I'm not taking pride in being "difficult" and I don't think artists
considered "difficult" intend to be that way. It's all relative anyway.

What I wanted to point out is that there's no way in hell that Xenakis or
Stockhausen would have a chance of making the pop charts any time soon
because due to the non-instant gratification musical content their work
wouldn't appeal to your sort of average cd buying Joe.