From L. Rollins Sent Fri, Sep 25th 1998, 13:16
From L. Rollins Sent Fri, Sep 25th 1998, 13:16
Is music necessarily a product for mass human consumption? Visual artists are generally given the benefit of the doubt when it comes to the limitability of their work. Perhaps the folk who are releasing such low print runs see there work as art, not music. And if so, we justify their procedures by continually referring to and discussing their work. If no one ever mentioned it, it would cease to be relevant. By whipping up a frenzy, mediocre work can be elevated to "genius" status. Interestingly, if a visual artist makes her work more widely-available, they are accused of whoring themselves. Dali became a whipping boy when it was perceived that he had sold out by doing print runs of as high as 5000 for his lithographs. 5000 would be a pretty generous offering from some of the smaller labels. I hear you kiya, and I feel your pain . . . I'd like unlimited access to an audio artist's work too.