Re: [microsound] projects

[Alex Young <alex@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

On 13 Sep 2004, at 19:10, Trace E. Reddell wrote:
> All of this strikes me as less than inspiring. What's the point of 
> working from stolen samples if you process them beyond recognition and 
> any form of legal identification? Where's the risk in that? Where's 
> the challenge or the protest or the resistance? And what's the point 
> of such an aesthetic?

No one said anything about their motivations for using samples, apart 
from the original idea which I assume was to argue for creative use of 
samples against the current ruling in the US.

I 'chop up field recordings', but there's emotional inspiration behind 
what I do.  Either that or I'm exploring an abstract idea which could 
be personal or conceptual.  I'm pointing this out because I'm fairly 
sure people aren't using these techniques for the sake of it - as you 
seem to assume.

> I think it's a big mistake to think that the source is pointless and 
> the process is everything.

Don't forget one element of this group is to provide a focus on 
exploring process, so people can learn from each other.  Not every 
piece of music the group contributes to a project is going to break new 
grounds, but it might for the person who wrote it.

Why are you so interested in risk?  Do you make music for an adrenaline 
rush or controversy?  I care more about expressing myself and exploring 
ideas I care about than shocking people.

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homepage: http://alexyoung.org/
music: http://noise.me.uk


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