Re: [microsound] A remark about the list

[Zander Nord <zander.nord@xxxxxxx>]

May be petty and small-minded but at least an honest personal opinion.=20=

I dont understand how this could be so dangerous.

Mailing lists suck if you are out looking for interesting new music.=20
It's not happening on a mailing list. I'll take a subscription to The=20
Wire any  day over the combined mailing lists I have been scanning for=20=

a while.

That said, I like announcement lists. And I usually look at the sites=20
of record companies I know have some kind of editorial/selection=20
criteria in place that matches mine. And mostly they have done proper=20
mastering of the recording etc.

I no longer bother with MP3:s or CDR:s  -- if the artist does not think=20=

its worth pressing a real CD (which is inexpensive enough) .. why=20
should anyone be willing to listen to and even pay for it? Most=20
self-releases could do with some critical discussion both on musical=20
matters and and technical - being your own critic is hard to do and=20
requires much knowledge and experience.

l=F6rdagen den 23 november 2002 kl 22.51 skrev The pHarmanaut:

> This diatribe barely warrants a response, but I do want to say one=20
> thing
> here. I don't mind your assessment of self-promotion and such, and =
even
> though I disagree with it, I respect your opinion. But I think the=20
> "special
> note to Twine" is completely uncalled-for, a personal attack that you
> should've saved for a personal venue rather than a public post. I=20
> think you
> revealed yourself to be very petty and small-minded and completely=20
> undercut
> your previous discussion. Go back to lurking!
>
> -=3DThe pHarmanaut
>
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