The Postgoodism movement seeks to challenge the traditionally prevalent notion that works of art -- literature, music, film, poetry, theater, architecture -- should have redeeming qualities such as social relevance, deeper meaning, innovative craftsmanship or beauty.
The Artist
The movement was founded by Cort Stratton, a graphics programmer from Los Angeles. He has no business writing or recording music, but was unable to find any existing legislature that expressly prohibited him from doing so.
The Music
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Postgoodism has successfully completed his album for NaSoAlMo 2008, tentatively titled Second-System Effect. Tracks will be posted soon, hopefully by the end of the year. Here are some samples of the tracks currently in progress (all details subject to change at a moment's notice): |
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Lesley's Piano was the movement's contribution to the 2007 edition of National Solo Album Month. It was written, performed, recorded and produced entirely within the month of November, 2007. This serves equally well as both an explanation of and an apology for the results. Listen to the album, or download all tracks FOR FREE, from last.fm |
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In December 2006, bearded wonder Jonathan Coulton staged a contest to remix his song "Code Monkey". If you're a Coulton fan, you may already be familiar with the winner (Kristen Shirts) and her ukelelelicious cover. Kristen has gone on to a whirlwind life of fame and fortune, performing on-stage with JoCo at numerous concerts. I came in third, and all I got was a signed CD boxed set. Please note that the song linked to from the contest results is wrong! When I submitted my entry, I had mistakenly muted a number of the effect tracks (and a few entire instruments). The real, authoratative version is the one below. Listen to the album, or download all tracks FOR FREE, from last.fm |
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