Hi, Despite
each artist having unique qualities, that subliminal connection to the past (not a bad thing) is present. I want to listen to Eric Dolphy sometimes when I hear Braxton's Willisau Quartet, for instance. That just means that artists are incorporating tradition into their music, which, for Skip, is a necessity.
More than necessity, I think it's unavoidable. I remember reading a Keith Rowe interview in which he claimed to be the first tabletop guitar player, closely followed by Fred Frith, and complaining about how this is regarded standard nowadays. I couldn't help thinking about steel guitar and, although I'm quite bad for cronologies, there's no doubt that horizontality has been an approach to guitar playing for ages. Really nothing to crown yourself for. Even people as out as these AMM guys come from somewhere, and that somewhere will pop up in the music in multiple forms. I don't think there's a single musician who's managed to break away from the past completely, it's physically impossible. However strange or even unmusical your approach is, it will always be related to something somehow, unless you have zero memory and completely saturated senses. So, more than necessary, it's automatic, imho.
At least Bjork gets into your stereo.
Well, very very rarely, and certainly nothing besides "Selma Songs" which I can bear for a little while. Best, Efrén del Valle ___________________________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger - Nueva versión GRATIS Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y más... http://messenger.yahoo.es