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Re: [microsound] ambient books



That's a good point, actually, and made me doubt the validity of my own
earlier response, especially regarding Lovecraft. However, in what way does
a book's ability to manufacture the feeling of dread or weirdness, as in
Lovecraft, constitute a tinting of the reader's surroundings? I suppose that
this kind of reading experience would work more along the lines of a
hallucinogenic drug, in that the perception of an altered atmosphere would
come from the subjective perspective. As minimal as it may be, once played
on speakers, ambient audio opens itself up to a collective experience in a
way that is more difficult to achieve by a book (unless read aloud?) or a
drug.

-=Trace

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From: "Store" <store@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 12, 2002 10:52 AM
Subject: Re: [microsound] ambient books

> I don't want to argue and can't as I haven't read any of the mentioned
> books, but do they really add to the atmosphere around or are they just
> meant to create their own atmosphere that sucks you in inevitably? If
> that should be the point, most good books are ambient books, and it
> becomes a question of definition (though I don't want to open up a
> thread about that, it's ok as long as the similiarities with the
> thoughts about ambient music fit)
>
> Store
>
> Lance Grabmiller schrieb:
>
> >in fact, most books by duras would fit this bill, but i would recomend
'the malady of death' in particular, especially considering the production
notes.
> > Kim Cascone <kim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:> You will never ever find an
ambient book (perhaps unless it's a
> >
> >
> >>picture album - or - as Tim mentioned - the famous coffetable mag, which
> >>is also measured by total different qualities ).
> >>
> >>
> >
> >I don't agree...check out "Four Novels: The Square / Moderato Cantabile /
> >10:30 on a Summer Night / The Afternoon of Mr. Andesmas" by Marguerite
> >Duras...very atmospheric literature...
> >
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