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Sound and "The Victorious Realm of Electricity".
Parachute: Contemporary Art Magazine, June, 2002 by Tim Hecker
There has been a longstanding difficulty amongst musicians, as compared with other artistic disciplines, to explain their artistic practice to a general audience, and express why their work is relevant. John Cage was incredibly gifted at this chore; some have gone so far to say that his writings on music are more valuable than his compositions.
Composer and founder of the saris-based IRCAM institute, Pierre Boulez, is another brilliant exception. He appeals to a rigorous self examination and constantly criticizes the "fetishists" who nay-say in bad faith. (2) His arguments against the pigeonholing of poorly defined musical disciplines based on ...