Anarchism in E flat

Anarchism in music is not about destruction or mayhem as much it pertains to the deracinating the demarcations of genres as well as soaring past the diatonic parameters that western musicologist use to define each style of music. Also the Anarchist musician seeks to be able to function outside of the centralized conglomerates who deem themselves as the "recording and distribution industry", which attempts to control who is worthy of a broader listening audience and who is not; many times that which defines talent is not the determining factor.

As we see on the popular televised “reality show” called American Idol, it is more about the idolizing of a acceptable national image rather than concerned about merely talent or the more important spiritual dynamics of music. This sitcom exploits and buffoons the science and the art of the sacred language music, for music is used as a catalyst for Americans to laugh at their superfluous and distorted decadence rather than seen as a redeeming agent.

We already know that Billie Holiday, Macy Gray, Erykah Badu, Cassandra Wilson, and Tracy Chapman could never be American idols, and though they don’t readily represent the more grassroots musical community vocalist that the anarchist musician works with and performs amongst, still they are not the "paper-cutout" representations of America's subconscious desire to embrace conformity, as if a music's or musician's validity should be based on an ill-fated democratic process of critiquing and voting as if both were in need of a prime-time sitcom depending on Nielson ratings.

I use the term anarchism because music needs to be radicalized as well as all forms of artistic expression, for not only is it important to the progressive listening community that equates music with honesty, creativity, and innovation, but it’s also very important to the local artist, who represent the majority within the craft, local masters and disciples of the craft who are being ignored and marginalized especially if they cannot exemplify commercial appeal (locally or nationally) , or are not able to obtain a recording contract or mass distribution.