Re: [microsound] adorno essays

["Beni Borja" <beni.borja@xxxxxxxxxx>]

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As usual , the Tao answers indirectly the question we pose.=20

This phrase:  "to act without acting, to be busy without being busy.... =
is how the sage
acts." for me pretty much sums up the whole debate about political - =
motivated  music .=20

Having lived through a dictatorship period in my country ( Brazil) when =
all art was somehow induced to be politically inclined , I can assure =
you that the most effective art-ifacts were the less obvious ones.  The =
Tropicalista movement, in the late sixties for instance, led by Caetano =
Veloso, Gilberto Gil , Os Mutantes et all , was heavily criticized by =
the left  , for not being political enough, yet it was their music and =
attitude that provided in the long run the most revolutionary effects.   =
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Changing people's perspective of reality is what art is good for , and =
that should be the aim of political-engaged art.=20

So ,inspired by the Tao, my sugestion would be : Fill your mind with =
political information, but forget all about this while making your =
music.  Make as good music as possible, given time the results will =
appear.=20

B.      =20
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  From: dkl37@xxxxxxxx=20
  To: microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx=20
  Sent: Friday, January 03, 2003 2:58 AM
  Subject: Re: [microsound] adorno essays

  On Thu, 2 Jan 2003 15:49:55 -0800 (PST) Aaron Ximm <ghede@xxxxxxxx>
  writes:

  > My brother is a very committed Zen Buddhist. He told me he takes it=20
  > as a moral imperative that all of his energy should be bent on
  political action
  > in these times. His clear implication (delivered without judgement) =
is
  > that this imperative falls on all of us with the sense to be =
alarmed.

  Hi Aaron. I see you've stirred up SOMETHING. ;-)   I would be willing =
to
  bet that your brother's inclinations toward "political action" are =
more
  geared toward his own temperament and less so on Zen Buddhism. At the
  risk of drawing ire from some list members and if you'll indulge my
  paraphrased quotes from the Tao:=20

  "there is nothing that non-action (letting things go) cannot sort
  out."=20
  But, before people hit the "reply" button in order to argue against =
this
  philosophy, I would like to point out that phrases from the Tao Te =
Ching
  are not to be taken wholly at face value, nor am I advocating anything =
in
  particular. It's just an example to clarify and illustrate a minor
  point.=20
  Cheers, Dale

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