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Re: [microsound] the great depression of experimental music?



Praemedia wrote:

Couple of problems with that. First being that you
contradict yourself. Music cannot be both 'available'
and 'ephemeral' in the long run. Talking over
generations here. If it is ephemeral and easily
disposable it is less likely to survive and therefore
eventually WON'T be available.

This goes for the vast bulk of music ever produced. Music is intrinsicly ephemeral - one has to go to some lengths (notation, then recording) to make a /representation/ of it available. So the ephemerality (?-nessnessness) isn't going anywhere, so to speak.

i think lance was getting at recorded music as an archive, regardless of music's ephemeral nature. it's important to capture and document moments in time when things happened. i believe the physical aspects of recorded music formats are a part of this archiving process. they help reflect and influence the times.


unfortunately, there are plenty of people who make these physical objects who don't really care about them - i'd submit these are usually the same who don't contribute much musically/artistically anyway. e.g. big pop music artists who don't care about the artwork or format as long as it makes them look good and helps make them money.


Music flourished quite happily prior to becoming archived by either notation or recording.

i don't believe that it flourished as quickly or was spread as widely before then.



That said, I've got a massive record collection, and I'm pathetically and unashamedly attatched to it, and to the idea of it growing.

amen to that.


d.

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