[microsound] 1 bit symphony

[Salman Bakht]

hi, david. i'm a little lost regarding your comments. what are you
referring to when you say: "For some time now, it has seemed that
artists and musicians are more interested in talking about the
concepts behind their work than actually working"?

if you're referring to the 1-bit symphony work, i'm confused since it
is a work of art that exists as a sonic work and a physical object
and, as far as i can tell, as a result of the artist "working" on the
piece. so, from the little i know about the work (mostly what has been
said in this thread), i don't know what you're basing your statement
on.

and what does a work of art being "meta" have to do with having an
interest in talking about your work? i think you mean meta in the
sense of self-referential: art about art. there are works of that type
that function without being talked about. and there are plenty of
people that talk about (the concepts in) their work without their work
being meta.

personally, i think that artist should care more about art that the
acts of talking about or working on art . . . (okay. i don't really
think that. i don't think much about what artists should think. i was
just throwing that out there as another possibility.)

salman