Re: [microsound] State of Music

[Peter Price <pprice@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

thank you...I have to be much clearer with my language. It would not 
occur to me that Xenakis for instance would fall under the rubric 
"electronica"

although even there if you adjust your perceptual scale....but I won't 
go there...
On Thursday, November 25, 2004, at 12:00 AM, Matthew Mitchell wrote:
> >
>
> I kind of doubt he's talking about Xenakis or Pierre Henry or Merzbow 
> when he says electronica.  (if he is, then is really worth even 
> arguing about it?)
>
> If he's talking 'beat-oriented' electronic music, then why is it such 
> a radical statement?  Obviously he's over-simplifying for drama, but 
> most beat oriented electronic music has a similar purpose.  Even 
> Autechre isn't really THAT far removed, its kind of like art-disco.  I 
> do really like Autechre, too. [yeah, I know Confield, etc. has 
> examples that aren't has beat-oriented blah blah blah...]

I really like Autechre too, and have a lot of it on cd...and I really 
do consider it a branch of disco (or dj culture if you prefer that 
lingo)

Furthermore, disco is clearly a subset of western popular or vernacular 
music, a form that viewed at from a particular scale has not changed 
very much in 1000 years.

Seriously...


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