Re: [microsound] This list contradicts

[Robert Arnold <warbaby@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Since I was the one who started this irresolvable philosophical wank 
by trying to be helpful when someone couldn't find a particular 
recording, I apologise. In the end, we must all follow our respective 
ethics and do as we must. The ethics themselves are irrelevant as 
long as we're true to them.

The real artist ripoffs are the greedhead weasels in the recording 
industries, and short of mounting an assassination jihad, there's not 
much we can do about it if we opt to release our work through them 
(please, let's not start a philosophical thread in this direction). 
Fortunately, technology has advanced recording, editing, duplication 
and distribution to a point where it's technically and economically 
feasible to eliminate the bloodsucking middlemen and do it ourselves. 
We may not sell millions of CDs this way, but I think that, for most 
of us anyway, the stuff we're doing will never have the mass appeal 
that elevates us to pop star wealth and status. While it's a lovely 
dream to be able to make a living from our art, the first 
consideration should be creation of the art, with making a buck from 
it as a periphal factor and not the primary motivation. Otherwise, we 
should all just give it up and become Yannis...

Getting back on a more relevant topic, are y'all familiar with 
Miniorgan <http://www.miniorgan.com>? It's all about cheesy toy 
synthisizers and musical toys with sample sounds of some of these 
delightful little gizmos, some of which could be potentially useful 
in creative work. And useful or not, it's fun.

R.


> the boris / sunn 0))) became focused on a russian mp3-site (and 
> assciated politic / ethics) instead of discussing the music.
>
> ~vincent.

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