it's a really cool article too, peace rc
on 18/2/02 6:46 PM, Phonopsia at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > probably more like 1:100 here. I recall a link to an interview with Theo > Parrish from a number of moths back in which he was very candid about race > relations in the underground media, and particularly the way that Moodymann > has been portrayed. Anyone remember the URL? > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <- email > <FrogboyMCI> <- AOL Instant Messenger > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <313@hyperreal.org> > Sent: Sunday, February 17, 2002 10:16 PM > Subject: Re: [313] can't we all just get along? > > >>> You don’t have to be an academic to know that the civil-rights >>> movement of the 1950s and ’60s is one of the most deeply > complicated >>> chapters in American history. Likewise, you need only a passing knowledge >> of >>> this chapter to know that black music provided a crucial "ROLE" blocked > by >>> the governement, the establishment, the institutional economy, the media, >>> and so on.... since then. But to take on the daunting task of > definitively >>> contextualizing the relationship between these two movements, you’d >>> likely have to be an academic and sadist. >> >> I still don´t understand the conclusion - We shall stop talking about the >> >> too heavy too complicated subject ? >> >> I thought we want to talk and learn about 313-music and art, right ? >> >> So when we hear and read that there are also black-related subjects in the >> music, in artwork, >> >> in lyrics and in interviews, I would think this is quite a good place to >> talk and learn about >> >> some of the background of this art - and so I will repeat this here - >> >> Just take a title of a record like - Ebonics - by Theo Parrish - >> >> the subject is in the title - you can hear the vocal-samples directly >> dedicated to the subject >> >> Now just count the postings done here about record-numbers and id´s of Mr. >> Parrish´s records >> >> and mixes (which is great) - but now put this amount against the number of >> people talking >> >> about the record-titles, the meanings of his art some including black >> related subjects- >> >> you come up with a number 100:0 = 100-mixes vs 0-messages ? >> >> now have you ever heard of a simple phenomenon called "silent majority" ? >> >> "no no, not us here ?? - preaching to the converted ?" >> >> how should I know, when I see the majority relation about 100:0 >> >> I would like to talk about the black messages in the art - to learn and >> understand - >> >> because some music in music-culture is also connected with sending >> information with teaching >> >> and communication in various ways - I would like to understand more - >> >> 4 some understanding it´s good to communicate - >> >> and this is what this list is made 4 - to chat and learn about the music > and >> art >> >> some artists have a focus on non-messages - want the music to speak > without >> words - >> >> others mix the music with other things and thoughts that move them - >> >> but all the people pushing the black messages into the racistic corner, >> >> by calling it off-topic, too heavy or too academic to talk about it, >> >> or keep preaching on it´s "only music" >> >> are making the debate very strange and this avoids getting closer to the > art >> - >> >> this won´t help in the deeper understanding of much music-art coming from >> Detroit >> >> - still thanx 4 the books - >> >> m >> planetz2002 >> >> -- >> LoveThemPlanetZ >> peoplez >> plantz >> peaze >> pluz >> m >> >> GMX - Die Kommunikationsplattform im Internet. >> http://www.gmx.net >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
