From christopher shivers Sent Wed, Aug 25th 1999, 11:08
From christopher shivers Sent Wed, Aug 25th 1999, 11:08
anyone read <more brilliant than the sun-adventures in sonic fiction> by kodwo eshun? beeeeeeautiful. two pages of this tome could replace all the hours i've wasted wading through all the self-serving pseudo intellectual masturbation that prevails on this list. eshun's use of forced, rhythmic language, his creation of new words, his ENTHUSIASM, is a perfect antidote to the great yawn that has swallowed music writing as of late. many <wire> writers and others seem stuck in this late 80s early90s chic cynicism, this ego stroking blasting of a record, this debasement of someone else's art. sort of like that endless dsp discussion of a few days back(why not bitch about the use of the wah pedal, or the multitrack studio? I think that electric guitar thing is just an annoying fad. you?), just the sheer pleasure that one gets from eloquently declaring a turd a turd. so immature. i would think that we're in a new age of music, and subsequently one of music writing...the two are inseparable. writing devoid of cheesy sentiment and full of newackpoetic word photos. juxtapositions of word against sound, of concept against ether, of music against science fiction, as eshun so beautifully shows us. endless complaints of ae's lack of innovation show the writer's lack of education and emotional depth. to paraphrase eshun:<intelligent dance music, smart techno, once it is called as such, alienates the body and locks you inside your head. you can't get out.> maybe we should all uplift with eloquence the worthy, and simply ignore the banal. it's so easy to be cynical. ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com