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From:
Christophe McKeon
To:
C Twomey , IDM
Date:
Thu, 09 Mar 2000 20:48:39 -0500
Subject:
Re: (idm) digital acoustics/ equipment talk/ soft vs. hard
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Eno, what does he know, Paul Simon did the same, he worked w/ African music, of course we can only laugh at that. I lived there for three years, and I don't purport to know anything about it. I think Paul Bowles had the healthiest of attitudes regarding living in a foreign land, in his case it was North Africa; Uncertainty and a cultivated but respectful distance and appreciation regarding their culture. Besides, if Eno were the prime minister of Zimbabwe, I still wouldn't take a statement like 'there isn't enough 'Africa' in computer music making' the least bit seriously. It is a ridiculous thing to say, and I'm sure the Prime minister of Zimbabwe would find it just as ludicrous. I wonder how many African csound enthusiasts would appreciate ENO's little piece of naivety. And as for Eno's speculation concerning muscle action and so forth, I think it would best be broadcast over airport loudspeakers, or at the mall. Piece, Christophe C Twomey wrote:
quoted 15 lines He produced a band of real musicians on the West coast there... (;> He produced a band of real musicians on the West coast there... (; > > cheers > CT > > >Regards, > >Christophe > >P.S. What the fuck does Eno know about Africa. > > http://www.1groovE.com Klublife New Music Show (live Sundays 6-9pm EST & > posted for 1 week) > http://www.tandemnews.com/music.html weekly CD review column for Tandem > newspaper > http://www.interlog.com/~costan/MNN.html Music News Network > interview/review site
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