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

[chthonic <chthonic@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>that's not what i was saying at all.
>i said that the network is the best way to distribute music.
>i still think so.
>personally, i'm of the opinion that most of the music industry is
>comprised of greedy and money hungry people. not all, most. so, 
to me,
>the sooner we can remove those layers between musicians and 
listeners,
>the better.

it's true there are many greedy, money-focused industry people, 
and it's true there are too many layers that drive prices up.

however, as an artist, particularly what one might call a multimedia 
artist, i *like* having my music attached to a physical object.  

furthermore, as a consumer, i prefer the sound of CDs over mp3s, 
i prefer being able to hold and look at a printed object instead of 
scrolling artwork or liner notes on a screen, and i just like having 
music centered on something *other* the the goddamn computer.  
my whole life revolves around computers.  i work on one at a day 
job, i have one at home, there's one in the studio to do music work 
on (although it's not the center of my system).  it is wonderful to be 
able to get away from looking at a screen or an LED for the time 
when i'm supposed to be enjoying this supposedly ephemeral 
form of art.

if digital distribution meant that the files downloaded are full, 
uncompressed audio files, and complete artwork is printed at the 
point of purchase on offset-quality printers, that might seem like an 
option to pursue.  until then it seems like a truncated, diminished 
form to me.

d.

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