However, haven’t we had enough of this old hype of “abusing” and “destroying” musical instruments? Even the cover image is disturbing. It’s an old idea, back to musique concrète and the art of noises, and beyond. Let’s find a new way to describe our art beyond transgression and iconoclasm. We can still be just as creative in the context of respecting our musical ancestors. We are, after all, standing on the shoulders of giants.

One more thing: With all due respect to BT’s technical virtuosity, his inane comment was hardly quoteworthy, and is enough to turn me off from buying this product.

However, haven’t we had enough of this old hype of “abusing” and “destroying” musical instruments? Even the cover image is disturbing. It’s an old idea, back to musique concrète and the art of noises, and beyond. Let’s find a new way to describe our art beyond transgression and iconoclasm. We can still be just as creative in the context of respecting our musical ancestors. We are, after all, standing on the shoulders of giants.