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Three quick comments, then I must get some work done to pay the bills...
Re. the John Cage record bin categorization thing: The very thought of
a
Cage recording is humorous, considering his philosophy. Then attempting to
put it in a slot...! My favorite system of categorization was practiced by
Manny Maris at a small record shop he ran in lower Manhattan called "Lunch
For Yor Ears" (misspelling intentional). He put recordings into two
categories: vocal and instrumental. Here's a thought: what categories do
you
put your own records into once you get them home?
Re. the Loop Religion thing, which keeps popping up. I find it curious
that so many people seem to feel the need to apologize for their
observations ("you may think I'm crazy, but...") I wish we could make the
ecstatic quality of looping a given. I would also like to find a site where
this kind of thing is discussed regularly.
Here's a whole new topic: why are there apparently so few women
involved
with looping, and with music technology in general? I've been catching some
"electronica-songwriter" stuff on the college FM radio lately which is
largely female vocal with ambient/loop/ 'lectronic textures (kinda mid 90's
Sarah McLaghlan, Sheila Chandra, Ani DiFranco) so it exists, but I see no
discussion of this. Could all the women reading this please raise their
hands?