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Hume's Fork? That self-indulgent, Phish wannabe wanking crap? ;) Ahhhh yes, all this discussion about music critics and evaluation reminds me of the days when was getting my philosophy degree and we attended inter-collegiate debates on topics within various philosophical departments like ontology, epistemology, metaphysics, ethics, philosophy of science, etc...ohhhh the horrors...there was gnashing of teeth, laser beam glares, and viscious, caustic remarks. But then afterwards we went the the pub, smoked cubanos, and got stinkin' drunk together on dark beer. It's a shame we can't do that here! Kris out.... -----Original Message----- From: mark sottilaro [mailto:marksottilaro@sbcglobal.net] Sent: Monday, June 20, 2005 2:51 PM To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com Subject: Re: Why I'm starting to loath news paper music critics Frankly, reading the review I'm not sure what your issue is. You can tell the reviewer doesn't like this style of music, but he goes on to describe it from that point of view without negative slant. Welcome to the world of life improvised free-form music. Most people who don't make it don't like it. I do like it... however I do it too. I'm listening to your Hume's Fork stuff right now and I'm totally digging it. However, the person reviewing it is doing their job by basically saying what it is from his/her perspective. That's all a reviewer can do. Now if you got reviewed by The Wire magazine, I'm sure you'd get a totally different review. It's all about context. This is exactly why I'm veering away from total improv music for a while. I love it, but does the audience? Oh, I'm still going to do it, but it's not going to leave my studio... unless it does by becoming parts of compositions. Sure many of the LD guys love exploitative jazz, but are you my audience? I know this is going to sound harsh, but a lot of what I hear getting posted on LD falls under what I call "wanking" which I guess is a term for "when one does it to themselves." It's not ever going to get the popular acclaim of a Britney Spears. Just not going to happen. I'm not telling you to change but if you're looking to be universally loved by the music industry (of which the reviewer is a part of), you'd better get some catchy hooks and danceable beats. People just really want to be able to hear the same song again and again. That's just the way it is. good luck, Mark --- Travis Hartnett <travishartnett@gmail.com> wrote: > It's rare that a review is of no use to the reviewed, and personally > I'd take two pull quotes from this review and use them in my press kit > and on gig posters (if it was a review of my music): > > "...a soundscape for cosmic travel..."--Boise Weekly > > and > > "...an astral tapestry..."--Boise Weekly > > > This other album you're describing sounds really interesting, and I'm > definitely available for gratis session work on it. > > TravisH > > On 6/18/05, Hartung, Kris <kris.hartung@hp.com> > wrote: > > > > > > Sorry to vent and display my artistic insecurity > and defensiveness with my > > fellow looping comrades, > > but I just have to share this. I guess I'm feeling > alone in a world of > > non-improvisational dominant music. > > This is why I'm starting to loath news paper music > critics more and more. I > > wrote this email tonight and > > posted it on my website: > > > > > http://www.boisemusicians.com/boiseweekly_review.htm > > > > > I'm starting to feel like Robert Fripp with my > strung out and pedantic > > verbiage. Take this as you will, > > but this guy pissed me off, and it will probably > make me never submit a CD > > to a news paper ever again, > > unless it has Britney Spears singing lead on it in > the nude, with Paris > > Hilton on cello, and Pamela > > Anderson on maracas (in cut-time). I probably > over-reacted...oh well, such > > is the life of an obsessive-compulsive. > > > > Kris > > > > > > > ************************************************************************ > > Krispen Hartung > > Improvisational / Avant-Garde Looping Guitarist > > http://www.krispenhartung.com info@krispenhartung.com / 208-724-5603 > > Mojam Performance Calendar: > > > http://www.mojam.com/concerts/search?key=performer&value=Krispen%20Hartu > > ng > > Gear setup: http://www.boisemusicians.com/gear.htm > > > Featured, Sold, or Downloadable on over 100 sites: > > > http://www.boisemusicians.com/links.htm > > Music & Video Catalogue: > > http://www.boisemusicians.com/catalogue.htm > > 37 Free downloadable songs in MP3 format: > > > http://www.soundclick.com/bands/5/krispenhartung_music.htm > > > >