Re: [microsound] project names vs real names...

[Kassen <kassen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

bil bo thinks;

> If an artist uses his or her real name (or a pseudonym which sounds
> plausibly 'real')  then there is no preset imagery attatched to their
> compositions. This frees the listener to experience the full piece
> unfiltered and uncompromised, and then contextualise it themselves.

For a first release and as compared to chosen names I certainly agree, but
surely this stops being true after the first few releases? For example; I´m
currently trying to finish a record. Once this hits the shops some people
will see it and asume it deals with a greay area between minimal techno and
soundtrack like material as my previously released material fell in that
field. There might be some who will hope it drifts in a more disco like area
as they might have heard I tend to engineer and produce for artists in that
field. At some point they´ll find it deals with purely synthetic experiments
that sound like strange acoustic instruments with strongly conceptual
composition methods.

I think that in all fairness we (or at least I) have to admit some of them
might very well be disapointed. From your perspective it would make sense to
go with some different name. However, I´m insisting on using my real name
because I feel this material is quite personal and I wish to identify it as
a comunication from me personally to my listener (asuming I have one) and by
extention the world. A bit like you wouldn´t sign love letters, contracts or
confessions with a asumed name, it´d feel wrong to sign this with a asumed
one.

At least that´s how i feel.

Yours,
Kas.




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