Re: [microsound] sad songs

[graham miller <grahammiller@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

what? no mood? yikes. might as well start lining up for the lobotomies.
what is great art without mood or emotion?

ndkent wrote:

> > ever heard, sad songs make sad people happy?
>
> empathy is relieving though doesn't sound quite so poetic
>
> > not sure if sad and dark are the same thing. why do people love blade
> > runner so?
> > jean-pierre jeunet? anne rice? there is beauty in darkness. and while
> > i have never
> > heard that quote, it's very nice...
>
> If done well it's constructing a world with a focus on a mood, a
> narrowing of emotions.
>
> > even though i don't consider myself sad. at
> > least anymore. i do love anger though. i wish there was more in
> > microsound. punk
> > is a beautiful expression of the human condition.  there's bit of punk
> > in all
> > things great.
>
> There are numerous exceptions but I'm convinced by and large microsound
> is more about process and experimenting. I mean I'm sure it can be
> microsound and express a mood. While I'm sure one can interpret
> something as having more of one kind of mood than another, but still, I
> mostly hear people expressing the desire not to consciously set a mood.
>
> ndkent
> http://www.artskool.biz/jem/ndkent/
>
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