I think it's great Prefuse got some bling bling. To be obtuse: it is a
physical impossibility to put out IDM albums using only hemp rope, solar
power, household vinegar and some recycled newspapers. That would probably
be the only materials Prefuse would have available if he turned down
corporate funding of any sort. Of course, if it was possible, then we would
have a lot more jam bands, so I'm glad it isn't.
dave
-----Original Message-----
From: robert stanton [mailto:industrialrobot@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, August 09, 2002 7:51 AM
To: idm@hyperreal.org
Subject: Re: [idm] Prefuse 73 Tune in Footlocker Ad
quoted 2 lines What's wrong with trying to better one's own lot in life to the >detriment
>What's wrong with trying to better one's own lot in life to the >detriment
>of everyone else?
I surely hope you are just being sarcastic here. If you're not, here's a
brief explanation: the ideas of neo-liberalism, which you have voiced here,
maintain that policies which maximize the role of markets and profit-making
and minimize the role of nonmarket institutions (e.g. regulation) are best.
However, these modern markets and the vast number of
corporations/conglomerates that are involved in them only cater to the
elites, namely the rich and powerful owners of such companies. So, first
off, since most of the media outlets today are owned by a half-dozen
powerful corporations, you're not going to hear much news or journalism
that's either controversial to *their* concerns or other companies (see the
book I previously mentioned for more information on this). Additionally,
neo-liberalism's "markets know best" approach, if taken to the extreme,
would mean no agencies such as the EPA, FDA, etc. And, as long as the
elite's backyard looks nice, green, and unpolluted, and that his
food/medicine doesn't kill him, history has demonstrated that he isn't going
to care about the rest of world. This ideology of uncaring has been in part
responsible for the poor conditions of the world to the present.
The simple idea of "I'm ok, so I don't care if you are" is about the most
ignorant and selfish statement one human being can make to another. The
fact that this ideology is so commonly voiced by many societies and people
across the globe is a frightening testament to how much the ideas of
laissez-faire life, goverment, and economics have gone.
quoted 3 lines I suppose people also shouldn't try selling their music, as they're >simply
>I suppose people also shouldn't try selling their music, as they're >simply
>supporting bad music formats and the technology industry that >creates
>speakers and cd players.
There's a *big* difference between recording music for various formats and
directly allowing your music to support an institution via payment directly
from that institution. Phillips and whoever else owns the rights to the CD
patents is *not* paying you to use their musical formats to record music,
whereas Footlocker *is* paying Scott Herren to use his music. I argued that
this paying of Herren was negative in that it either demonstrates his
naivete of what he is supporting, or that he just doesn't care that his
music is being commercialized (and commercialized does not mean "made
popular") and supporting corrupt institutions.
quoted 2 lines n5md must be horrible, according to your reasoning, as they're so
>n5md must be horrible, according to your reasoning, as they're so
> >blatantly supporting sony technology.
I think my above statement covers this - n5md is not being paid by Sony to
use their technology. For whatever reason, the people there have chosen
MiniDisc format for their releases. Since they are not being compensated by
Sony, and I do not know anyone at the label, I can only assume that they
found some reason to value this format over any others.
Robert
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