Cage/Eno Re: conceptual art and improvisation/Abstract vs.concrete

["Emile Tobenfeld (a.k.a Dr. T)" <emile@foryourhead.com>]

At 5:58 PM -0700 9/23/01, Rick Walker \(loop.pool\) wrote:
>Emile wrote:
>"For me, at least (both in music and in visual
>arts), its not about the concept, its about whether something
>evocative and mind-opening has been done with the concept."
>
>I would agree 90% of the time except to say that John Cage and Brian Eno
>have really inspired me with their writings far more than their pieces of
>music (I truly enjoy about 1/10 of Cages' compositions and maybe 1/3 of
>Eno's in this case.
>
>Cage's book 'Silence' really influenced me, artistically as did every
>magazine article or anecdote about Eno's career.
>
>yours,  Rick Walker (loop.pool)

That means their writings were more  mind-opening for you than their 
music.  I agree that both are more important for the influence of 
their ideas on music than for their music itself, though On Land, 
Airports,  and Cage's early works for prepared piano and percussion 
stand on their own two feet.

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