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only jokes are taken seriously in san francisco

I had a quick dinner at Osha Thai Noodle last night with Dorsey Dunn, an American sound artist from Japan, via New York, now living in Oakland. We were talking about how the only way one is ever able to get noticed in this area is by crafting a schtick out of your art that is a caricature, a joke, an over the top noisy slapstick routine. Dorsey says he's moving to LA. I still daydream about Berlin. Probably anyplace is better than San Francisco if you want someone to really listen to your work. That is unless you're Fred Frith.

Posted by on January 10, 2006 9:39 AM | Permalink

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in a city where everyone is a sound artist (and american), why on earth should we expect anyone to listen to anyone else?

Posted by: r. | January 10, 2006 9:58 AM

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