Re: [microsound] Socio/political implications of microsound music?

[Kevin McCoy <km.takewithyou@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with much of what has been said, particularly by Mat, Greg,
and to an extent, Jon.  Perhaps we've covered the revolutionary
aspects implicit in the form, and I do believe that there is merit in
that, albeit severely limited in horizontal scope once you step out of
the box.

So let's consider craft again: many of the pioneering electronic
artists of the 1960s and 1970s (from what I understand) were very much
into fashioning their own electronic equipment for their sound and
music pieces.  I see a direct correlation between their activities and
those working with Pd (a considerably broader base).  Insofar as new
communities proliferate around open ideals and together manage the
tangles that come along with them, this is political.  This extends
not only to the more tangible manifestations of alternative processes
and means of information flow, but also to the idea of taking
near-complete control and responsibility for your own processes and
creations, something microsound can lend itself to quite well in my
opinion.

But the struggle, if one wishes to carry it a step further and engage
with those who are not in the "niche", is to not only become excellent
craftspeople but to simultaneously  become excellent communicators.
This is what I see as the vague, hazy tension between craft and art.
Insofar as work is able, beyond fashion and commodification (these
ought to be resisted because they are the death of ideas) to engage a
segment of the population beyond the "niche", I feel quite good about
what is happening on that front.

Kevin

On 6/30/06, PBJ B-J <p.b-j@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Its good to see how little consensus there is on this mailing list; those
> 100% personnel opinions are a joy to behold!
>
> In response to the naysayers...my original question was a genuine one in the
> sense that, as a relative new member, I was curious to what extent people
> thought of their work having such an impact. My own feeling is that social
> change, say, is probably more enabled through the technology of microsound
> than the art. In other words,  the global, collaborative approach to music
> making found here is a symptom of possibilities enabled by current
> communication technology. And that is allowing new social patterns and
> groupings to evolve. (I prefer evolution to revolution too).
>
> PBJ
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