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Subject: Boards of Canada...
From: "Ron Rockey" <what_is_art@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, September 13, 2003 8:47 pm
To: Patrick@TransFatty.com
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dear strange dj,
regarding this image http://www.transfatty.com/johnnycash/ and the
mix mp3...
mixing johnny cash over boards of canada although "spiritual"
for the american dj, is poor taste because it lacks any dignified
respect for the global electronic music community, specifically
those who made it.altho i respect him as a musician, and a person.
it was a quick easy way to
produce an image that is so desperatly sought by the troubled american
artist. that said, i understand you, your search for something meaningful.
it is not easy to fit national identity into a global picture.
canadian policy has always been superior to the american counterpart,
and that is part of the reason people laugh at americans as they
try to bring "democracy" to the middle east. laugh, but
sigh despair afterwards. boards of canada was named thus because
it has a sophisticated social structure that supports artists in
a way like no other. this is why many americans by and large have
a deep seeded resentment for their northern brothers, because canadians
developed without the destructive forces of south carolina and all
the strange idealogies that evolved from there. richard james, and
warp are British based. and do not forget that america broke from
the british empire, in their search for "independance"
only to be strangely united through greed and mutual stupidity in
2003. ironic dont u think (u probably have already checked this
site, but i am sure that u will understand what i mean when i say
http://www.thebaghdadblog.com/home/ watch the promo. featuring aphex)
its blatantly obvious that the worldcentric idealogy of human sanctity
is not agreed with by veteran ravers. and anyone with any sense
knows innocent
death is absolutely wrong no matter what way u put it. and when
johnny cash says all those who have died, have not died in vein.
the contextual understanding of his words, in light of current events,
makes an interpretation of the opposite. that innocent death is
justifiable. think
about that for a minute and while you hang up your catholic priest
robe i suggest u also contemplate the us rightwing notion of "original
sin." as justifiable death and it are often related. all people
are inherently good, and do bad things involuntarily.
if i am wrong, of which i admit i could be, please feel free to
let me know why u did what u did? any kind of american patriotism
is so awashed with historical guilt, and unprecedent politically
corrupt baggage that the "greatness" that is so often
proudly displayed is viewed by all other nations as pure ignorance.
any greatness to be achieved by the americans, through the worlds
eyes, would have to be done not as a formal display of superiority
and not in a way america has consistently done so in the post..rather
the real greatness the world wants to see is the admission to the
fact they have been wrong. a cultural renassance of humiliation
and regret. germany has a certain amount of this with hitler. of
course the world sits back and quietly watches the strange saga
of the usa continue to unfold, but historical fact remains that
the rich land of north america was a colonized country and thus
politically it had no old world associations.this point is evidence
enough today to make the claim that america has done a horrible
job developing a unique part of earth while using a huge amount
of the earths resources. what good has the us done since its started?
and is the us powerbase legitimate? traditionally the us has broke
the world into two segments. this can be best understood with the
"us and them" idealogy that the us uses. however as ultimate
truth slowly sets into the population at large, wider truths are
increasingly obvious that the world is one and is working towards
that point day-by-day. had america developed with britain and maintained
its relationship, we can only speculate what kind of place it would
be today.what the world wants to hear from the us is an apology
for being horribly wrong on a great number of occasions. do the
americans really think the power they have is from themselves? not
only does american power root directly from the land, whose isnt
really theirs and everyone knows that. but the world cannot fathom
how america deceives itself into believing that the land is theirs.
of course we understand doing this would mean the demise to the
american spirit. because america is all about freedom, liberty,
$$$, etc..do you really think the rest of the world is any different
than you? for the world it is not easy because on one hand america
is a powerhouse of culture, and on the other poses the greatest
threat to future-earth ever. and often the cultural exports are
becoming increasingly critical of us authority. which further justifies
the increasing disappointment with lazy american consciousness.
san fransico, denver, miami, new york do possess a great deal of
transcendental thinkers with worldcentric values but the majority
of
america remains in the dark. and especially so with raving. drugs,
and usage of chemicals to altar states is something that warrants
paranoria and fear in america. why? because the us government will
not allow minds that are seeking spiritual attainment thru altered
states. they want working automatons. not enlightened souls. canada
has recently stricken pot from the schedule 1 of controlled substanced
thus making it a legal substance to possess. and generally canadian
government is eons ahead of the us government in making policy that
measures up to the sentiments of the people at large. partly because
their population is smaller, and partly because they have less rightwing
fundamentalism, and a great deal more liberal progressive thought
which is based in real socially compassionate policy making.
i could go on and on about the patriot act, bush, ashcroft, but
i am sure u are well aware of the movement occuring on planet earth.
the global underground is surging towards a greater system of order,
with increased information technology coupled with musical intelligence
there are forms of consciousness that are absolutely without a doubt
important to the evolution of human life and the salvation of earth
as a whole. and warp is on the cutting edge in providing transformative
media which brings about a catalytic change in people to the integral
wave of life. to reiterate i think it is bad taste what u did.
sincerely,
ron rockey
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lol-TF
TransFatty
(sep 14 03)
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