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- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:44:41 CST
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- From: Gregory Taylor
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- Subject: Re: On tape copies of the Team stuff
- Comments: To: metlay <EMUSIC-L@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU>
- In-Reply-To: <9301251629.AA22981@cs.wisc.edu>; from "metlay" at Jan 25,
- 93 8:26 am
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- Mike: thanks for the consideration (and this to you lot on the other
- side of the BANDWIDTH project), and I quite understand your decision
- to sit on the tapes until Heck freezes over, as is your right. To be
- quite frank, I was interested more in the second, slightly more.....
- ah, *failed* project that you're all uneasy about. That sounded more
- up my alley (to say nothing of my audience). If for some reason you
- *do* decide to send the thing out into the world, I'll certainly send
- you a DAT and all that.
-
- Oh, and as long as we're here - I've gotten quite a few notes from
- list readers about mentioning this radio program thing. Yes, I *am*
- the same poor bastard who put together the original net tape projects.
- No, I don't want to volunteer to do the next one - sorrrrrrrry. This
- radio program I was nattering on about is a project of some 6 years
- duration on the local Pacifica affiliate on Sunday prime (9-11 PM)
- which is *not* strictly an electronic music program. The geek vox that
- starts the thing calls it "A Sunday evening program of electronic/exper-
- imental/classical/ethnic/improvised conduct for the discerning listener
- late in the 20th century. Although I've got no particular problem with
- the kind of electronic music that those "Star Streams" folks play,
- this is NOT that kind of show. I've gotten a number of notes from folks
- who describe themselves as "tangerine dream" stuff who want airplay on
- New Age shows.
-
- I think it'd be really dishonest of me to represent myself on those
- terms, particularly because lots of you really care about what you
- do. On those situations when electronic music gets played, its often
- bounded on either side by Estonian Choirs and sweeps of the shortwave
- band. Your uncle Nick *has* been on the radio (the bit off the last
- net tape) as has been other net tape and net folks (even the redoubtable
- Mr. Rossi). I get lots of tapes (particularly from more academic computer
- music folks these days, since I actually *do* play the stuff. You think
- it's rare to hear synthesizers on the radio? Try Csound....), but not
- all of 'em get played. Dean Koonce did just 2 weeks ago. I've got
- D. Harrington slotted in on an upcoming one, and an all-woman computer
- music show slated for the kickoff of womyn's history month.
-
- I just didn't want to do anything to fan the rumour that there's a
- DJ out there doing a synthesizer show. Back in my serious cassette
- culture days in the early 80s, I remember vividly how tough it was
- to find outlets for my work - and I don't want to be the person
- disappointing anyone else in my dotage.
-
- Thanks.
-