@misteramazing

4 years ago

Patricia, this really was a fantastic video and I’d like to thank you for making it. (Not that you need my approval or anything like that, of course). I particularly like your overarching point concerning linguistic precision. Playing fast and loose with technical terms is something I do a lot in my videos (the ambiguity in my use of “counter-melody” and “wetness,” for instance), as is creating confusion via highly ambiguous terms like “use,” which obscure the the subtleties of musical intention (whether X intended to use tonality reminiscent of metal vs. his merely happening to have to done so, as well as whether X / his producer created a piece of music vs. whether it was sampled). Further ambiguities concerning my relation to X as an individual / his actions (which, indeed, I don’t endorse), as well as to hip hop as a whole, are extremely regrettable for me, especially as concerns your “one of the good ones” comment. Again, my own intentions as evident in the video are ambiguous and I do see this as a rhetorical failure on my part, as well as a social one. Casually mentioning such brutality (and homophobic bigotry) without clear disapproval can easily be interpreted as one’s being supportive of that brutality/bigotry, and is thus something I should’ve taken into account when the video was made. Concerning this and all the music theory that is blatantly incorrect, please know that addenda will be added to the descriptions of my videos soon. Such addenda will cross-reference this video. Finally, I find your interpretation of other ambiguities evident in my method of analysis interesting as well! My goal is always improvement, so I’d really like to discuss some of these issues more in depth if you have the chance. I’ll be following you on twitter shortly after I post this comment, so feel free to dm me there or shoot me an email if you prefer.

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