Re: [microsound] Re: being 'political' in non-verbal music

[Kassen <kassen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Bill Ashline;

> And
> using an Apple is an alternative to the dominance of Windows though
> not as politically preferable as using Linux.  So using an apple
> machine is somewhat counterhegemonic all the while supporting the
> hegemonic "aspirations" of Apple.

A good friend of mine said about companies like Apple and The Bodyshop (in a
mock voice);

"Yes, I only support the smaller multinationals".

Much more interesting from this perspective to me is are the communities of
artists who gather outdated computer equipment. Video-wall build of monitors
that would otherwise have been thrown away, controlled by a central Linux
pc, blasting out Ascii art, "chillout" areas with 8bit dos pinball games and
the constant knowledge that the machines that are entertaining you were
considdered trash a few days ago.... One didn´t work, I frowned and turned
it upside down. The curator or artist came up to me, asking wether I needed
a screwdriver.

I´m all for the fall of the MS empire, but let´s not pretend Apple is in it
out of charity. Were Apple to gain that position many people that currently
enjoy them wouldn´t be able to afford computers anymore due to closed
hardware arteficially keeping the price up. I don´t see Apple as any more
politically preferable then -say- Silicon Graphics.

I second you on Linux though, some people still use Amigas and Ataris for
music too, much to my delight.

Yours,
Kas.



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