More material from Impasto Artaud, Doug Gilford, Duane Hall, Larry Keim, and undisclosed sources from the shadows. In an eruption of Jungian synchronicity, I read Artaud's poem about muzak, and saw an official Muzak van in a parking lot, both today.
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Muzak still exists, with vans no less? I wonder if they have altered their music selection, to make it more pumping and rappy. Most anytime I'm in a store with music in it I have to make my time there as short as possible, feeling as if I need to find a toilet quickly.
ReplyDeletere Pedro, yes he met the mad dog himself, speaking fondly of him. I guess he had gone with a consortium of activists, the types who would also have visited Castro. I remember being surprised even at the time. No, I've lost contact with him--should try to get in touch to see what he now thinks.
I don't recall hearing any of the classic style of Muzak anywhere lately, that mild, simulated orchestral sound -- maybe they've amped it up as you suggest. Store music tends to be more contemporary sounding pop stuff, it seems.
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