Re: [microsound] tastes like microsound

[brine <bmumford@xxxxxxxxx>]

i definitely agree with this sentiment.
there's an awful lot to be said for wide-eyed exploration.
and at the same time.. a friend once quoted 
someone-or-other-who-is-regarded-as-'important' as having once said 
something to the effect of "the only reason for abject experimentation in 
art is the purpose of avoiding the straightforward expression of an honest 
emotion."
i wrote it off immediately, but it stayed with me and continues to gnaw at 
me.
i think there's something to it. i don't think it's dead-on or anything.. 
but i do think that experimentation for experimentation's sake can become as 
much of a crutch as imitative catharsis for imitative catharsis' sake.

i suppose all i'm really saying is that there's no proper way to simplify or 
formulize the process.
and i guess it's just best to allow yourself to be surprised and try not to 
get defensive about it.

i'm sure this has all been said before, too. frequently.

my.02
-b.

On 6/10/05, Barry Grant <bgrant@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> 
> My speculation, based on my own experience, is that if one doesn't regard 
> music (only) as a source of consolation or nostaligia, it can become a vast 
> area to be explored and one can find lots of very different things to like 
> for very different reasons. Just like with literature or painting or any 
> other art form.
> 
> Barry
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