tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post7298897305383274157..comments2024-01-20T23:55:26.269-08:00Comments on The Detritus Review: Oh No He Didn'tUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-64106256745588117342008-08-11T14:48:00.000-07:002008-08-11T14:48:00.000-07:00Thanks for the poem, anon. Good work. Petting zo...Thanks for the poem, anon. Good work. Petting zoos can indeed be tiresome.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-43312549259511168572008-08-10T23:24:00.000-07:002008-08-10T23:24:00.000-07:00Tell me more about this farmer from Bali -Has he e...Tell me more about this farmer from Bali -<BR/><BR/>Has he ever watched Silence of the Lambs (which features a bit of Goldberg)?<BR/><BR/>Does he listen to the Proms broadcasts on the BBC?<BR/><BR/>Has he ever danced to the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indorock" REL="nofollow">Tielman brothers?</A><BR/><BR/>He might know more about Western music than we assume. (When I want to talk about someone with no musical background to draw from I usually refer to "people from Mars" - but by now they probably get the BBC there too - over the Internet.)David Ockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468370745653879674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-82370844662882629202008-08-08T10:47:00.000-07:002008-08-08T10:47:00.000-07:00You're right docker, it was tongue-in-cheek. I was...You're right docker, it was tongue-in-cheek. I was just trying to problematize Eichler's article, which of course I was unable to do (your rant did a good job of explaining that). So instead of defending statement, I urge people to read the article. It's super good.<BR/><BR/>And if anyone hasn't already done so, go check out Soho the Dog's (aka Matthew Guerrieri) eight-part series, <A HREF="http://sohothedog.blogspot.com/2008/07/magna-carter-1-punctuality.html" REL="nofollow">Magna Carter</A>, on the same subject. They actually came before Eichler's Globe piece and are more fun/informative (blog format and all)Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-19418885323004537342008-08-07T21:04:00.000-07:002008-08-07T21:04:00.000-07:00In honor of your 300th post I wrote you guys a poe...In honor of your 300th post I wrote you guys a poem:<BR/><BR/>Where have we<BR/>Ended up after years of<BR/>Barbarism?<BR/>Even the small child <BR/>Runs but knows<BR/>Not where she goes.<BR/><BR/>Was there ever<BR/>A time when actions <BR/>Sought the balance between<BR/><BR/>Armistice and genocide?<BR/><BR/>Nine and a half hours <BR/>At the petting<BR/>Zoo is all<BR/>I can stand.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-41472167116558576402008-08-06T10:52:00.000-07:002008-08-06T10:52:00.000-07:00@Docker:1) "Poof, you're a pimp" amused me greatly...@Docker:<BR/><BR/>1) "Poof, you're a pimp" amused me greatly.<BR/><BR/>2) I think it was tongue-in-cheek...<BR/><BR/>3) The degree to which a piece of music speaks depends entirely on the listener (as well as the music of course). The Goldberg Variations (+1 billion on the ABBA scale, apparently) mean little to a farmer from Bali, no?<BR/><BR/>4) Greetings and thanks for comments.<BR/><BR/>SASator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-91885180513574677832008-08-06T10:34:00.000-07:002008-08-06T10:34:00.000-07:00You wrote "Because, as we all know, pieces can’t s...You wrote <I>"Because, as we all know, pieces can’t speak—they’re just black dots, after all. Sheesh."</I><BR/><BR/><I>"Sheesh"</I> means you said that tongue-in-cheek, right? But I'm not completely sure that what you meant - so I'm here to say that music is NOT black dots - or dots of any color.<BR/><BR/>Music is ... you know this ... vibrating air, preferably vibrating air with perceptible organization (although there have been composers who seem to go with only vibrating air).<BR/><BR/>There's nothing wrong with music created or propagated by means of black dots. Dots are a valuable tool for people who perform and study music. The <B>trade</B> of putting those dots where they belong is how I make my living. But dots are only a means to an end - like a blueprint is to a building - not an art form themselves. Don't forget all the wonderful music which requires no dots at all.<BR/><BR/>And (in my opinion) <B>pieces of music DO speak</B>; they speak to people who care to listen - especially to those familiar with the musical vocabulary and syntax.<BR/><BR/>End of rant, he said, disappearing into a wormhole of the network .....David Ockerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03468370745653879674noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-61349393405897864652008-08-05T14:19:00.000-07:002008-08-05T14:19:00.000-07:00Ah, In that case, you got me. Checking irony met...Ah, In that case, you got me. Checking irony meter in 3...2..1..Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-33869732949380904332008-08-05T12:16:00.000-07:002008-08-05T12:16:00.000-07:00No dude, one-hundred percent sarcasm. I just wante...No dude, one-hundred percent sarcasm. I just wanted people to check out the awesome article. Beep.Empiricushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11629835829400843701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3371351138596055444.post-25647337149212246112008-08-05T11:51:00.000-07:002008-08-05T11:51:00.000-07:00I dunno, E. It was really a great piece that cele...I dunno, E. It was really a great piece that celebrated the possibility of modernity *finally* entering the canon, or at least public consciousness.<BR/><BR/>I understand your sentiment, but I don't think it was intended to undermine his wider argument.<BR/><BR/>Not that I don't get you. Or Eichler (whom we like). Anyway. Just chimin' in.<BR/><BR/>And I promise to post something, soon.Sator Arepohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00006808744513156317noreply@blogger.com