Reading Respone #2 John Cage

John Cage's article "the future of music:credo" focuses on earlier music of the late 18th,19th century and how artist tend to go back to styles within these periods. Cage instructs that artist shall explore the future of sound properties. Cage talks about artists using sounds just for effect reasoning, lacking rhythm and uniquness. He also talks about how we are "shielded from new sound experiences". In the article he defines what a "Thereministes" is and argues that instead of exploring new sounds within the field, we try to create things that have been done in the past.
I found this article relevant to what I have experienced as a die-hard fan of music and film. In music as far as sound playing a factor, I often hear the repetiveness of certain percussion being used to create a particular tone. I have always believed that a tone or mood can be conveyed by exploring a range of dissonance and consonance. While pursuing my drift 1 and 2 projects I try to remove myself from recording spaces that are too familiar. Reason why is that I can see how one will be limited and have less control of creating something new. Considering what John Cage says about encountering something new, I try to think outside the box, so when it comes to the editing stage, my chances of creating new rhythms will be high. I find exploring areas that are not familiar to me, very helpful as it motivates me to keep my eyes and ears open. In drift 2 I hope to come across sounds and imagery that are far better than what was captured in Drift 1.