Re: [microsound] Fwd: Paul Lansky pulls the plug

[jcespinosa@xxxxxxx]

Has anyone heard his "newer" work? I never thought of what I (you) do in a strict yes/no, black/white, either/or way. I use whatever tool/thing I think I need to get things from my head to your head. The writer was snarkish, though.



JC  


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From: Jan Larsson <jlarsson@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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Subject: Re: [microsound] Fwd: Paul Lansky pulls the plug








Actually I saw on another mailing list that Mr Lansky was very happy
with the way the article presented his views.

But the he problably didnt check every nerdy detail.



2008/8/8, craquemat <craque@xxxxxxxxxx>:
> It sounds to me like the writer doesn't know electronic music, or only knows
> enough of a small sub-genre to make sweeping generalizations from a populist
> view.
>
>  Case-in-point: name-dropping Radiohead instead of an artist who used his
> software. Looks to me like the author doesn't know anything more about Paul
> Lansky than Google or Wikipedia does.
>
>  Maurice Rickard wrote:
>
> > Phil Stone wrote:
> >
> > > I  don't disagree with the gist of what Mr. Lansky says -- more power to
> him as he enjoys the delights of acoustic music -- but the editorializing of
> the article's author is maddening.  He writes that computer music is about
> "total control", and has "no performers" (in fact, the word "antisocial" was
> thrown in for good measure).  This is a very bigoted view of computer music,
> perhaps der
iving from very old ideas about it.
> > >
> >
> > Good point. It smells like lazy journalism--"OK, what's a quick, easy way
> I can set up some kind of tension/drama here...oh, right: soulless,
> antisocial computers vs. warm, friendly humanity.  Yeah, that'll do."
> >
> >
>
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