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And Frown, For the Birds is readily available for ~$12 with free shipping on Abebooks dot com and the hardcover is on Amazon for $14. Jump on that!

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy (Post 1549447)

And Frown, For the Birds is readily available for ~$12 with free shipping on Abebooks dot com and the hardcover is on Amazon for $14. Jump on that!

I'm in college man, I'm on a budget of zero most of the time. It's been in my cart on Amazon for a while though, but the time will come. I'm spending my money on new instruments/equipment these days (got my eye on some singing bowls).

Oh, and drugs of course.

I've just ordered a copy. Thank you very much for the recommendation. I know I'll enjoy it.

Since Cage is a topic of discussion, have any of you read Kyle Gann's "No Such Thing As Silence"? I think it's an especially good book for anyone who's unfamiliar with a lot of the context that led to the creation of 4'33". Gann was actually a guest lecturer for a symposium at my university about four years ago and I got to see him discuss his own pieces, which are pretty cool if you have any interest in microtonality or Disklavier music. I didn't know anything about his writing career at the time though.

Thanks for the info, Zyrada! I'm not familiar with it, but I'm always looking for good music lit. I'll certainly add it to my to-read list!

I'm going to go out on a limb with this one. I've received a wonderfully warm welcome so far, and I hope to stick around. So I've posted shots of my real-self and my funky, funky 2nd story flat (dubbed, "The Manor") to the http://www.musicbanter.com/introduct...ml#post1549882.

Click the link and check it out!

https://i.imgur.com/rbh495G.jpg

Your avatar looks like it could be Anthony Bourdain. Is it?

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1549894)

Your avatar looks like it could be Anthony Bourdain. Is it?

It is Karlheinz Stockhausen. One of my heroes.

Right.Proper welcome to you.Welcome to MB brother.

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Originally Posted by innerspaceboy (Post 1549377)

I'd been searching high and low for a literate music community with an interest in experimental sound.

I have found some wonderful peers via closed/secret international FB vinyl groups, comprising musicians, engineers, etc. But the local branch was mostly 24hrs of AC/DC and Zeppelin. (Nothing wrong with that - just not my bag.)

In a last-ditch effort, I joined a music group on Goodreads, thinking, "They'll surely be filled with literate discussions from fellow music and book enthusiasts!"

I found the group for the site and composed some thoughtful responses to the music-related topics.

Then I scrolled down to read the active threads...

Justin Bieber, Shakira, Taylor Swift, Carrie Underwood, Beyonce, Lady Gaga, Katy Perry, Lorde, Nicki Minaj, Carly Rae Jepsen, Rihanna, Alicia Keys , Selena Gomez, Christina Aguilera, and Miley Cyrus.

I backed out the group slowly, clicked 'LEAVE GROUP' and frantically searched Google for "where the hell do people congregate to have active and informed discussions on 20th century music and the arts?"

And that's how I found MusicBanter. Hello! Nice to be here.

Same here. I searched high and low using different parameters and keywords, and MB is the best of what I could find. Still surprising that as big and culturally relevant as music is, there isn't much in the way of discussion of it in so far as forums go. Kind of odd, although it's encouraging to see a dedicated Electronica section here.

Welcome aboard.