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Originally Posted by SupersonicRobotic
this is the most ridiculous interview ive ever read concerning the legitimacy for technology and art. then trying to use the avant-garde art movement in relation to music that all follows tonal hierarchy and standardized formats of rhythm and sound? why bother?
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As far as I know, KEKAL never used the entire 'standardized formats' of rhythm and sound to shape their music, but instead they created new ones (free-jazz approach), of course they used standard instruments (guitars, vox, etc.). But they also utilize noises and found-sound that never follow the tonal hierarchy as in notes and chords.
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Originally Posted by SupersonicRobotic
heres the clincher:
"We are saved by technology. I mean, our music would not be able to progress without the help of digital recording technology."
this proves right there that your "art" isnt spontaneous since it is mediated by technology that comes from intense divsion of labor, the butchering of nature and is backed by a ridiculous industry that needs it to be recorded, archived, commodified and codified in order to have any value.
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I think you missed their point. In other words, what Jeff said about 'saved by technology' is that they are able to take advantage from what these advanced digital technologies offer to the world, to make them developing their music (or their art, if you believe music is art), while many other musicians don't bother. It is nothing to do with the paradox of being spontaneous. There will always be spontaneous factor in human response, even though we never be entirely free from the natural orders and other people's influence, otherwise the word 'spontaneous' would not be even created at all and we will not understand its means. Ask MERZBOW (Japanese noise god).