Cyborg K wrote:
> The song structure, as I see it, cannot
> be understood within our given historical situation outside of an
> understanding of the entire system of pop music, MTV, record labels,
stars,
> and hyper-capitalism.
Except that it's old as hell. Contemporary song structure, as an
alternation of strophic verses and repeating refrains, can be traced
back in the Western tradition to at least the "formes fixes" that
dominated secular music in 14th Century France. In folk musics,
verse/refrain structures probably go back even farther.
Don't get me wrong - I think most pop songs are insidious and banal. But
I don't see the FORM as the reflection or manifestation of stars and
hyper-capitalism as much as the CONTENT. The form sticks around because
it works. Just like cyclic patterning and motor rhythm.
> 4. While techno has many problems of its own, in the anonymous nature of
> many productions, and the collective nature of a DJ performance, I do
find
> something that seems novel and offers possibilities that could be
build upon
> and expanded upon by humans in the future.
Amen. I totally agree with this. The focus on event rather than
performer, on collective rather than audience, is what excites me about
techno too.
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Dennis DeSantis
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