Subject: Political Perspectives and the Art of EA
From: IanGoldsmith (i_goldsmith@paradise.net.nz)
Date: Fri Jan 04 2002 - 06:30:07 EST
Dear All
I know it's come up previously in the last three years or so that I've been receiving this list, but I was wondering please if anyone has a good list of 'political' EA - particularly music that attempts to push boundaries in ways that feed the intellect as well as our artistic sense. I was very impressed with Trevor Wishart's the 'Red Bird', but I'd also love to explore the work of any overtly politically minded composers - particularly those who explore thorny issues in their music.
Also, I came across the following article called "The New MaCarthyism" which on the surface may appear sensationalist, and yet I'm not so sure. As someone who doesn't live in North America, I was wondering please if anyone could comment on it - especially in respect to it's accuracy with regard to current common experience of censorsip, and with respect to how the kind of thinking it indicates may or may not affect freedom of speech in EA. ( I'm thinking particularly in terms of public performances of 'dodgy' material [so to speak], that seeks to liven discussion and present and provoke views of the world from perspectives other than those that are official.) I'm also interested to know of countries where people have experienced difficulties in terms of public pressure and censorship of their art. I feel that it's important to think about these things...
www.progressive.org/0901/roth0102.html
Regards
Ian Goldsmith
www.MP3.com/hepa (The Highly Experimental Projection Agency)
And because this is a political world: www.radio4all.net www.zmag.org www.oneworld.net www.indymedia.org www.thenation.com www.etan.org www.thirdworldtravelor.com www.disinfo.com www.gandhiinstitute.org www.progressive.org
Good web sites are always appreciated
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