[microsound] radical computer music

[Jeffrey Melton]

I don't get it, myself. The Wikipedia article reads like a cross between
Hakim Bey, KLF and Psychick TV, but the video feels for the most part like a
mockumentary. Is it a stunt, like a Danish Die Antwoord? I dunno.

On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 3:34 PM, David Powers <cyborgk at gmail.com> wrote:

> I read the Wikipedia article about "Radical Computer Music" first...
> and it sounded like it could be interesting.
>
> However, after watching the video, I was completely confused about
> what it had to do with music, computers, or indeed anything
> "radical"... The guy just seems like some second rate
> conceptual/performance artist, whose ideas look better on paper then
> they do when you actually see or hear the work.
>
> I also couldn't really get any kind of coherent idea of what "Radical
> Computer Music" was supposed to be about or why it is needed... no
> doubt there's plenty of room to critique academic computer music, but
> this video just left me completely bewildered as to what was going on.
>
> ~David
>
> On Wed, Feb 9, 2011 at 8:55 AM, flemming lyst <flemminglyst at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > let's read your thoughts about this:
> >
> > http://vimeo.com/19593647
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