Aha hey there Mauro! And yeah, I don't mean to be dismissive. It's not
something I would choose to do.
There's another artist out there who goes by something like "stage 4
cancer" or something that seems a bit insensitive as well, though not in
quite the same way.
I get that art doesn't need all it's edges sanded off, but I'd think if
you're going to have a name like that, it at least deserves some kind of
obvious explanation. Unless (perhaps even if) it's meant to make a
statement because you're donating album proceeds to
domestic-violence-related groups or something it at best comes off as
tasteless and at worst as making light of something awful.
I think some artists, especially those who make more inaccessible, noisy,
horror-driven music might see it as bringing attention to ugly things with
the sort of inherent disclaimer that they're not advocating them, but I
doubt that comes through to the casual listener or someone intimately
familiar with the matter. Perhaps I'm overthinking it, but it's not really
an excuse anyway as it doesn't change how it impacts others.
On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 11:45 AM Mauro <lavaramano@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 106 lines "Ah yeah, those are beaten up women but it's ok, it always have been
> "Ah yeah, those are beaten up women but it's ok, it always have been
> this way. you know, boys will be boys, nothing serious." :)
>
> PS: hey eric!
>
>
> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 12:15 PM, Eric Fairbanks
> <eric.p.fairbanks@gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Names like that are pretty common in the breakcore circuit. They tend
> toward deliberately offensive/horrifying/inflammatory. Y'all ever see any
> of VSnare's album artwork or track names?
> >
> > Guess it depends on your feelings on being upsetting in (presumably) a
> tongue-in-cheek way.
> >
> > I can see it being a turnoff, but I also assume that Aaron Funk isn't
> actually advocating befriending child killers.
> >
> > Music is art blah blah censorship yadda yadda.
> >
> > I haven't listened to much beatwife so idk.
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 24, 2018, 9:39 AM Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Guys, marketing has its reasons that the reason ignores.
> >>
> >> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 12:18 PM, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> These explanations all make sense, but they don't excuse the name, at
> all. It's a disgusting name. If we all agree, we should collectively tell
> him?
> >>>
> >>> Sent from my iPhone
> >>>
> >>> On Mar 24, 2018, at 5:26 AM, Laurent Knauth <laurent.knauth@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> As for me, i assumed it was some tribute to the « Beat that bitch with
> a bat » track, or some other reference everybody here would get except me !
> >>>
> >>> If not , his Max4Live patches names suggest that he has audio under
> his skin, i mean his « wife » gets literally sequenced, broken, convolved,
> twiddled, rushed, effected, doctored and... eventually « tranz ».
> >>>
> >>> On Sat, Mar 24, 2018 at 5:27 AM, Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> i guess i assumed that it was ironic in the sense that maybe he is
> the wife and he makes beats
> >>>> i dunno
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Clint Anderson
> >>>> Systems Engineer
> >>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> On Fri, Mar 23, 2018 at 11:24 PM, Baptiste Bacot <
> baptiste.bacot@gmail.com> wrote:
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I suggest « RapeK!dz » for the next moniker, it’s way more
> appropriate.
> >>>>> Unfortunately, the mix and the production seem good, but I dont want
> to spend much time listening to this guy’s music, because of that name.
> >>>>> The list seems terribly silent on that matter. What do you guys and
> girls think about this « artist name »? I just want to hear from you : do
> you find the alias legitimate, and if not, why?
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Best,
> >>>>>
> >>>>> BB
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Le 23 mars 2018 à 15:16, nat hawks <natbot@hotmail.com> a écrit :
> >>>>>
> >>>>> "beat wife"?!
> >>>>> Really?
> >>>>> Dude needs to change his name now.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> ________________________________
> >>>>> From: Clint Anderson <clinta@gmail.com>
> >>>>> Sent: Friday, March 23, 2018 9:06 AM
> >>>>> To: IDM
> >>>>> Subject: beatwife podcast
> >>>>>
> >>>>> http://www.orbmag.com/music/orb-podcast-002-beatwife/
> >>>>> Orb Podcast 002: Beatwife - Orb Mag
> >>>>> www.orbmag.com
> >>>>> Since his debut EP, Ritilin, in 2008, Scottish born, Los
> Angeles-based producer, Richard Wilson, has been creating music under his
> alias Beatwife. His approach towards acid, IDM, and experimental music,
> combined with his knowledge of audio technology, including his signature
> software and modified equipment, has resulted in the creation of Beatwife’s
> distinctive sound. Beatwife released his …
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Clint Anderson
> >>>>> Systems Engineer
> >>>>> "Freedom -- paint me a picture!" -- Burton Cummings
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>
> >>
>