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Old 12-16-2017, 12:16 PM   #114 (permalink)
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The way I've been listening to free jazz at this point of being a jazz noob and someone with not the greatest attention span in the first place is that I take the thing in as a monolithic assault on the senses, much the same way I do harsh noise. It might be a severe disservice to the music, but **** it I enjoy it as a background cacophony and maybe that approach might make it less unapproachable for you too. If you can't get it with active listening, then try not actively listening to it.
Yeah. Problem there is, I don't like monolithic assaults on the senses, noise rock, harsh noise or anything of the kind. You're a Merzbow fan, I'm not, so that approach would definitely not work for me. I just simply don't like it. I'd rather listen to two cats fighting out in the street.
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