Re: Re: Re: 3/1/07: Rock for Peace (North Korea rock festival)

["Tom Ritchford" <tom@swirly.com>]

Well, it should be bad -- not bad is not good enough.  Well, some name
will show up.

So the idea would be to acquire a rhythm section, write a lot of
simple songs about workers in a capitalist, oppressive world, then lay
down a few tracks in someone's project studio and send it to the
competition.

Or even better, repurpose the rhythm section of some other functioning
band already playing some form of rock music.... "hey, wanna go to
North Korea?"

"working seven days and the eighth day too/I'm always getting nailed
by the corporate screw"

not quite clean enough.

"I work hard every day and take pleasure in my work/But my rich
supervisor is a selfish, fat jerk."

?

"Don't get distracted from the struggle by class!/Without
organization, you are are a disorganized mass.  Revolution!  The time
is now:  /if you follow the teachings of Chairman Mao."


actually -- I have a candidate for this... :-D



On 11/8/06, burnett@pobox.com <burnett@pobox.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Tom Ritchford wrote:
>
> > I think it'll have to be squeaky clean.  North Korean music is like an
> > extremely polished and dull version of the music of the 50s.  They are
> > going to look up all the words and if it says Blood or Pus or Poop
> > they will reject it.
>
> Pfui. There goes the plan to translate Baudelaire's "Fleurs du Mal" into
> Korean as a metal concept album for the event.
>
> > You'd want to call it "Musical Progress" or "Mindful Workers" or 
>something.
> >
> > I like Mindful Workers....
>
> Not bad, not bad. Makes me think of Devo for some reason, but that may
> just be me.
>
> best,
> Steve B
>
> >
> > On 11/8/06, burnett@pobox.com <burnett@pobox.com> wrote:
> >> On Wed, 8 Nov 2006, Tom Ritchford wrote:
> >>
> >> > hmm... I do have a tendency to get involved in too many things.  
>but.
> >> > it'd be fun.  I already have a bunch of North Korean music, in fact 
>--
> >> > it's dreadful.
> >> >
> >> > What's a good name for a rock band that's deliberately trying to do
> >> > music for North Korea?
> >>
> >> They said metal was ok. Harmonious Mindfulness of Pustulence?
> >>
> >> best,
> >> Steve B
> >> Subscape Annex   http://www.subscapeannex.com/
>
>


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