Re: essential list

>Which begs the question: since when is repeated use of the work 'suck' to
>be considered 'cogent music critique'?

Suck is actually a very good word. It is true that almost any piece of
music is appropriate for some situation and/or mood. When that situation
is less likely to occur than the sun going out, I say suck.

(Or if you prefer, you can create the situation to enjoy a given piece of
music, and its suckitude is inversely proportional to how much you gain
from doing so.)

It also can come in handy when the recording someone's charging for would
take me about the same amount of time to record as it would to listen to.

>As well as I can tell from the writings of Mr. Lumma, he has a very
>conservative and limited taste in music.

You think so? I bet my taste is wider than yours. Prove it! Nah, nah,
nah, nah, nah, nah... Infinity plus 1!

I was just responding to somebody trying to haphazardly add things to my
list. Make your own.

>I'm a Californian and have lived in Europe for a decade now and would've
>put La Monte Young on my list without reservation.

Europe, eh? Are you stocked up on canned goods and US currency?

>I'll add Rod Poole and Kraig Grady to the list. I didn't this morning
>because I needed to go to sleep. Pat Pagano is doing some cool
>stuff too, keep an ear out for him.

Grady is on my list, yo. Rod almost made it. I have recorded several
hours of music with Pat's ensemble. I love his stuff.

>Frankly, Carl I thought you a bit more adventurous. Your playing would
>benefit from a big spoonful of Pandit Riley.

I never said I didn't like Riley. I just said he didn't make the list.

>For an essential Microtonal music list no one should be without the
>entire catalogs of the following Labels:
>Ocura
>Avidus/Unesco
>Music Du Monde/Le Chant Du Monde
>JVC World sounds
>Inedit

We're talking about $10,000 worth of CD's here?

Carl