Here is an observation (and a concept) which took me more than 3 years to really understand: The idea that Singaporeans have a very poor sense of aesthetics, even though most have a decent grasp of what it (sort-of) entails.
This was first brought up by Questor many years back (when I was still rather active here in the forums and writing from England) and was mentioned a few times, mostly in passing (usually along the lines of "it's one thing to understand good system synergies in a playback chain; but another thing to appreciate the aesthetics of music altogether").
Now, most in my closer circle of friends would know that I have spent the last 2 years actively involved in the live music scene - exploring venues, discovering artistes and sitting in open jamming sessions. Along the way, I was also actively involved in dialogues with musicians, producers, arts practitioners, regulators and arts advocates.
What I find hilarious (and absolutely ludicrous) is that we have a very highly literate population that are mostly cognisant (about 92% or something silly like that) of the importance of arts, culture and the aesthetics in society. Yet, from this group, only a miserly 13% (or similar) are actively involved in activities that either fall into creation or as a participative audience (and this is across all aspects of arts). So, something is definitely lost in translation here.
Pulling back into the context of music (and perhaps a bit of audiophilia too), why do you think that there is such a massive rift between knowing and appreciating aesthetics? Or, do we, as audiophiles, not even care about the aesthetic value in music any more (i.e. "as long as someone says it's well-recording/mixed/mastered, I'll have it in my library")?
This was first brought up by Questor many years back (when I was still rather active here in the forums and writing from England) and was mentioned a few times, mostly in passing (usually along the lines of "it's one thing to understand good system synergies in a playback chain; but another thing to appreciate the aesthetics of music altogether").
Now, most in my closer circle of friends would know that I have spent the last 2 years actively involved in the live music scene - exploring venues, discovering artistes and sitting in open jamming sessions. Along the way, I was also actively involved in dialogues with musicians, producers, arts practitioners, regulators and arts advocates.
What I find hilarious (and absolutely ludicrous) is that we have a very highly literate population that are mostly cognisant (about 92% or something silly like that) of the importance of arts, culture and the aesthetics in society. Yet, from this group, only a miserly 13% (or similar) are actively involved in activities that either fall into creation or as a participative audience (and this is across all aspects of arts). So, something is definitely lost in translation here.
Pulling back into the context of music (and perhaps a bit of audiophilia too), why do you think that there is such a massive rift between knowing and appreciating aesthetics? Or, do we, as audiophiles, not even care about the aesthetic value in music any more (i.e. "as long as someone says it's well-recording/mixed/mastered, I'll have it in my library")?
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