tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872905758016837692.post4243096762615520051..comments2023-08-10T06:26:29.460-07:00Comments on King Midas Sound: 60 second lecture on ToneKing Midas Soundhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11970194701231892739noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6872905758016837692.post-82642148213858285772009-11-15T12:02:42.539-08:002009-11-15T12:02:42.539-08:00playing language games on a tone board creates a s...playing language games on a tone board creates a slippery space between the 2 cognitive modes where it is difficult to pinpoint the exact location of meaning. or at least that's how we see it... but the voice is the original instrument, and song and poetry used to be inseparable. i was listening to the songs of the Dobe Ju/'hoansi, and even though i can't understand a word it seems the the click sounds maybe closer to what they symbolize (compared to english). perhaps through out history there has been a steady process of compartmentalization of meaning where the heart and mind are increasingly operating in their own spheres, emotive resonance and linguistic signification more and more divided, only occasionally, almost by accident, working together in a 5 minute pop tune.zhaohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14353325572641788305noreply@blogger.com