Re: [microsound] /Matrix muzak

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>what you consider to be "real culture" is also "real sparse"

sparse perhaps, but incredibly powerful. every "new trend" in pop 
culture can be traced back to some "underground" source. it is this 
co-optation engine which has fueled the culture industry for as long 
as their has been one.

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>those mtv kids are the vast majority.  if they weren't, the corporations
>would be throwing their money at US, not paul oakenfold and dave matthews +
>whatever else is going on with the cool kids now.

this is true. give it some time. "glitch" and "microsound" elements 
are already being used in "crossover" music by "famous" artists. i 
hear things on the local R&B/ Hip-Hop station, that sound strikingly 
similar to Funkstorung and Pole. the hull has been breached.

>
>when you limit yourself to only your own interests, it is sometimes
>difficult to see the potential obscurity of those interests.

i am pretty well aware of "the big bad ugly world of pop culture" out 
there. i help make it. i also have teenage kids. and live with a high 
school teacher. i don't think my comments are that radically 
divergent from reality. but i could be wrong.
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