Re: [microsound] microsound as pop music

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From: "Andrei" <andrei@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, July 19, 2002 8:28 AM
Subject: Re: [microsound] microsound as pop music


> On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Andrei wrote:
>
> > On Fri, 19 Jul 2002, Beni Borja wrote:
> >
> > > I never ever had the intention to call you elitist , I was just trying
> > > to be honest to my own views...I'm never trying to "tag "you
> > > anything....but let's face it...elitism exist way beyond populism...
> >
> > I didn't really take it personally in that instance, but I can relate to
> > it. Even my own parents occasionally tell me to come down to Earth. I
> > think populists can throw that accusation at people due to a sense
> > of mistrust and suspicion which really comes from a lack of
understanding.
> > I'm interested in the work of people like Xenakis, Stockhausen, etc.
> > simply because I'm compelled to. And I'd say the same applies to others.
>
> And isn't elitism the kind of accusation the Nazis used in order to ban
> art ?

hehe...not only that, but the nazis were also the *populist* view...