Re: [microsound] our first .microsound poll

[bruce tovsky <bruce@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sep 30, 2004, at 12:28 PM, th_ost wrote:
> actually i voted for autechre out of the understanding that probably 
> more
> people listen to autechre than to stockhausen, henry, xenakis, etc.
> i personally, and i guess there are more similar cases out there, got 
> into
> the other's named music only via autechre actually.
> for the same reason eno might have had even more influence, but i 
> rarely
> heard of people telling that eno got them into electronic music, or at
> least, for those who do, electronic music often seems to end with eno.
> i know there are other, equally valid ways of perceiving these 
> things...

interesting point. i looked at the poll as more of a "cumulative" 
influence
rather than a contemporary one, but i think your point has as much
validity. certainly, for me, eno had a great influence on my interest in
electronic music and how i wanted to develop it. and i was lucky to have
the chance to see xenakis "perform" his piece bohor when i was in
college at indiana university in '71. xenakis was composer in residence
there, and he presented bohor on a multichannel sound system that
was incredible. the stage was bare save for a 2" multitrack, and xenakis
walked out with this big roll of tape, threaded the machine and hit 
play.
awesome.
i voted for cage, by the way.
cheers
bruce


bruce tovsky
www.skeletonhome.com


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