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More on Prent's Podcast review

🔗Jonathan M. Szanto <JSZANTO@...>

11/20/2004 10:41:11 AM

And another thing:

One line in the review really caught my eye: "...he does give some details in most 'casts, but sometimes they assume more of a basis in the ideas behind microtonal music than his potential podience is likely to have."

Outside of the awkward "podience" attribution, what is fascinating is that here is a listener *totally outside of our niche*, who is also assuming that Prent's potential audience is *also* outside of these little microtonal communities. No, microtonality won't be a huge popular uprising and sweep away everything in its path, but I am heartened that an outsider not only wants to know more, but assumes that other outsiders will give a listen. I won't say that the medium is the message, but if an alternative delivery system like Podcasts ends up expanding the audience for different musics, who could complain?

Thanks again, Prent, for not only doing it but for doing it so well!

Cheers,
Jon