From david turgeon Sent Tue, May 11th 1999, 15:38
From david turgeon Sent Tue, May 11th 1999, 15:38
> yeah, actually, that's a great point. > then there's the other problem with politics, that, -- > but don't get me wrong i'm all about passion -- > those hell-bent on a certain political topic tend > to get tunnel-vision, and go all pedantic and > pedagogical on you, making even a timely topic > seem distant or irrelevant. well, yeah, there's always this ideological drive which people feel like they should shove off everybody's ears, whereas this is not only rude (i.e. people are entitled to their opinion) but also inefficient. the only message that will truly make its way is the one that is rationally explained -- if a dumbed down message gets in people's minds, it's because they've been prepared by it through a previous, more rational message. thus the dumbing down produces the "convincing spark", but you still need the rational fuel -- & the more fuel you give, the more efficient the spark. that said, when i say "rational" i'm not talking about rationalist philosophy or anything like that -- instead i mean the process of using your brain to get from a to b in the most efficient manner. also i in no way mean that only "truth", or "right", or "good" could pass as a valid message, much on the contrary -- remember that the most heinous crimes have their own philosophy, & yes, a rational aspect to them. best example i can think of is how hegel's nationalist views led to what we now call fascism. fortunately this requires more time & effort than just producing sparks, & takes much longer to reach its audience, so actual rational bases for further ideological movements are much rarer, & require enough thought so that you have some time to defuse a dangerous ideology before it gets too far-spread -- in other words, you can't just "push the red button" on a whim. in a way, you're building the red button so that someone may push it, which has the potential to be immensely destructive or immensely beneficial -- or more likely a mixture of both, but we're used to that by now aren't we? those disgressions aside, what to do as far as political music goes? until now all i've seen is music used as sparks. rational music would be quite nuts. i have no clue how that could be done, but i think i'm going to seriously begin to think about it. > >but then, if the goal is to make people think, we should also make > >albums about astrophysics, & philosophy, & whatnot. > ahahaah... i hope there's a Warp PR man > reading this now... "Greg! Get on the phone > with Richard! Tell him he's gonna have to > get a BS!" oh, you just have to drop a heidegger rhyme here & there, & make a song about neutron stars or logical positivism. "I... WILL EAT... YOUR... QUARK" > >> np: cex - 'totalitarian agriculturalist time bomb EP' > >is that on underscore? > ahaha, i wish. that was a joke. > i can't stop writing these sad, love-themed > tracks long enough to do a whole political > album... yet. but... this reminds me that i have yet to hear "cells". > (/self-promotion mode on) > the first installments of the Shift-Minus 7" > series are due out quite soon! get 'em to montreal. i'll hook you up with stores. -- david turgeon at http://www.notype.com