http://yourfleshmag.com/music/the-soundtrack-of-our-lives-communion-2-x-cdlp/ A periodical since 1981 Tue, 08 May 2012 15:43:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://yourfleshmag.com/music/the-soundtrack-of-our-lives-communion-2-x-cdlp/comment-page-1/#comment-245 dave unger Fri, 13 Aug 2010 00:38:07 +0000 http://yourfleshmag.com/?p=5094#comment-245 but - rock music has subsumed all the other music on the planet. that's not to say that north indian classical music doesn't exist, or native american folk music doesn't exist, but rather to say that rock encompasses everything. as the world culture has become more homogenized, rock took over. and with the digital revolution, it's perfect. the concept of rock has altered all other music in a subtle way. so there's no need to worry about the end of rock music or the end of music . . . in a way we're at the beginning. when any music can be sampled, even a whole genre in its entirety, and recontextualized in many different ways, but still stay cool and great, this is a like a whole new revolution. but – rock music has subsumed all the other music on the planet. that’s not to say that north indian classical music doesn’t exist, or native american folk music doesn’t exist, but rather to say that rock encompasses everything. as the world culture has become more homogenized, rock took over. and with the digital revolution, it’s perfect. the concept of rock has altered all other music in a subtle way. so there’s no need to worry about the end of rock music or the end of music . . . in a way we’re at the beginning. when any music can be sampled, even a whole genre in its entirety, and recontextualized in many different ways, but still stay cool and great, this is a like a whole new revolution.

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