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

["tobias c. van Veen" <tobias@xxxxxxxxx>]

np . Underground Resistance -- see Kodwo Eshun's _More Brilliant Than the
Sun_, the thesis you mention guides the book for the most part -- tV

> How do you get across political messages in music which has no lyrics
> and which has no voice samples?
> 
> As I grow younger, more naive, and more idealistic, I'm becoming
> increasingly interested in music as a way of expressing opinion, as a
> way of spreading consciousness about things that don't find their way
> into the media. I'd like to believe I can do this using non-verbal
> music, that is, music with no lyrics and no voice samples (eg, of
> politicians).
> 
> Without using liner notes or track titles (because when music is
> transmitted over the internet all you get is the .mp3 file), how does
> one attach clear, unambiguous meaning to non-verbal sound? What are the
> precedents? I imagine there's some punks out there somewhere who are as
> I write experimenting with this stuff but I can't read all the zines
> that exist so I can't hear about them..
> 
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