And to get this thread back on topic, it seems like Radioboy, who performed
at the planet e party, is very consciously making his performance a
commentary on the negative aspects of the corporate aspects of
globalisation. The website that goes with his CD has some very good info on
that note.
My question is, are there any other musisicians that formulate their music
as a response to what is going on now? Offhand I think cover of the UR
Ambush record has some relevance:
"You've been waiting for your adventure vacation all year and now your
finally headed up river and your gonna have fun regardless of the poverty,
corruption, political unrest, fragile ECO systems and reports of rebel
forces in the area. After all it's your god given right to have fun all
over the world wherever you please right? ... Finally they appear their war
painted faces staring. Didn't the missionaries teach them this is wrong?
You feel the power of their God thru their eyes, it is the jungle itself.
one of the hostiles wears an old shirt that reads "UR unexploitable". Your
imminent destiny calls and as with all pollutants UR consumed by nature as
she punishes her children who cannot dance to her drums."
Any other ideas? /dave
Paul Virilio:
"Resistance is always possible! But we must engage in resistance first of
all by developing the idea of a technological culture. However, at the
present time, this idea is grossly underdeveloped. For example, we have
developed an artistic and a literary culture. Nevertheless, the ideals of
technological culture remain underdeveloped and therefore outside of popular
culture and the practical ideals of democracy. This is also why society as a
whole has no control over technological developments. And this is one of the
gravest threats to democracy in the near future. "
_________________________________________________________________
Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp.
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
