Re: [microsound] Kim Cascone's "The Aesthetics of Failure"

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Bill Ashline wrote:

> On Fri, 18 Mar 2005 00:40:27 -0800, Carrera-Linn Cultural Exchange
> <mail.lists@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> > Christos Carras wrote:
> >
> >    
> >
> > > Owen Green wrote:
> > >
> > >      
> > >
> > > > That's true, but unfortunately not in its entirety (though I'd
> > > > reccomend  the book nonetheless).
> > > >        
> > > i find that a very frustrating aspect of the book: there are many
> > > texts that are only partially reproduced, like a sample of someones
> > > thinking.
> > >
> > > personally, i would have prefered fewer but complete texts.
> > >
> > > cc
> > >
> > >      
> > Has anyone thought to place all of those texts into a large book, and
> > would anyone pay, say, $50-60 for a copy?  It seems like it would be a
> > good idea to do something like this.
> >    
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> It's very common to take and edit down texts for readers of this kind.
> Nothing unusual here.  Abridgment for the sake of providing a taste
> of a wide array of material is typical of academic publishing, and you
> can consider a text like Audio Culture to be a general introduction to
> the field.  Microsound denizens are obviously ready for something more
> advanced--for the most part I suspect.
>  
Bill;

Great deduction, but I'll admit to being greedy and wanting a thorough 
education in the subject matter.  To have access to as much material as 
possible would be quite nice, especially as I'd like to dive further 
into microsound's aesthetics.

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Regards,

Rudolph A. Carrera
Carrera-Linn Cultural Exchange
http://clcx.org/
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http://rudolphcarrera.blogspot.com/



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