At age 10 I was listening to Pulse (PinkFloyd) to sleep at 12 I thought distortion was too noisey and couldn't comprehend how anyone would want to make music that 'sounded like death' at 13 I discovered the 'Black Album' and at 15 some hardcore metal and at 16 I attended several gigs with moshpits and sweaty black t shirts. At 17 I hated Radiohead and thought they were musically challanged at 18 I listened to their discography for 3 years straight and went for my friend's private jam sessions and listened to beatles, jefferson airplane, nina simone and suchlikes. At the time I was repelled by Trance, Techno and psychedelic music where I felt uncomfortable with a continuous beat and almost spontaneous surprises. At 21 I was gifted the Merzbow - Music for Bondage performance cd2 and I hated it though I did like Skinny Puppy but don't anymore. At 23 I discovered Psilocybe Cubensis and suddenly I was drawn to every genre and sound. Being able to absorb any kind of music with an open mind. (Okay maybe not pop and country, but I can handle anything;p) What is this? What does this mean?
I thought Noise in terms of music wasn't an old concept so 'The Art of Noise' letters were an eye opener. With these details of my sonic growth I would like to stress that noise that is perceived as music and music that is digested noise is a topic that can be called up for discussion anytime anywhere and will go nowhere. Matilda (Artist in residence in Pont Aven) said she knew 2 people who hated music. Not just ambivalent but honestly hated it.
I truely believe music (Whether it be monotonous machinery or dark psychedelic or patting the table) is globally uniting and intensely individualistic to a point where I feel all discussions disappear into a vortex of meaningless blabber.
Just let it evolve and exist and listen closer. :)
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
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