Ulovili smo na intervju američkog sveučilišnog profesora, Arama Sinnreicha koji svira bas u reggae bendu Dubistry. Sinnreich svoj rad fokusira na križanju kulture, prava i tehnologije, s naglaskom na medije i glazbu.
Reggae hr: Tko je Aram Sinnreich i što radi?
Aram Sinnreich: Ja sam glazbenik, spisatelj i profesor. Dolazim iz New Yorka i radim na American University u Washington, DC.
Reggae hr: Prije nekoliko dana prisustvovali ste na konferenciji u Zadru pod nazivom Libraries in Digital Age, o čemu je bilo riječ?
Aram Sinnreich: Pričao sam o važnosti uloga knjižnica u digitalnom dobu, trebalo bi paziti da svatko ima pristup znanju i vještinama za sudjelovanje u digitalnoj kulturi i društvu pod jednakim uvjetima.
Reggae hr: Prije tri godine izdali ste knjigu "The Piracy Crusade,", je li što promijenilo u okolnostima zadnje tri godine?
Aram Sinnreich: Knjigu možete besplatno preuzeti i pročitati na www.piracycrusade.com.
Reggae hr: Imate i bend Dubistry, sastav koji kombinira reggae / jazz / breakbeat i punk. Što vas je privuklo reggae zvuku?
Aram Sinnreich: Uvijek sam volio reggae zvuk jer je dijaloški («skank» odgovara downbeatu) i zato što je groove univerzalan. Nisam svirao reggae dok nisam susreo svoju buduću suprugu. Angažrala me da sviram bas, a pridružio sam se njenom bendu jer je ona prelijepa te je izvrsna izvođačica i spisateljica.
Reggae hr: Svoj prvi album "Fuel for the Fire", stavili ste na besplatno preuzimanje. Zašto?
Aram Sinnreich: Odlučili smo ga staviti na besplatno preuzimanje zato što nam je važno da glazba bude dostupna svima. U doba interneta, moć dolazi od sveprisutnosti, a ne iz ograničenog pristupa.
Reggae hr: "Fuel for the Fire",snimili ste u Orange Studiju od Billa Laswella. Zašto ste baš odabrali taj studio?
Aram Sinnreich: Zato što to mjesto ima izvrsnu akustiku i vrlo je odobno, a i zato što volimo inženjera Jamesa Dellatacoma koji radi tamo.
Reggae hr: Možemo li očekivati uskoro novi materijal od Dubistrya?
Aram Sinnreich: Dubistry ima dosta materijala, jedva čekamo da se vratimo u studio.
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Reggae hr: Who is Aram Sinnreich and what he does?
Aram Sinnreich: I am a musician, book author and professor. I am from New York City and I work at American University in Washington, DC.
Reggae hr: A few days ago you were in Zadar at the conference Libraries in Digital Age, what was it all about?
Aram Sinnreich: I was talking about the important role that libraries will play in the digital age, making sure that everyone has access to knowledge, and the skills to participate in digital culture and society on equal terms.
Reggae hr: Three years ago, you wrote a book "The Piracy Crusade. Are the circumstances improved or worsened in the last three years?
Aram Sinnreich: You can download it for free and read it yourself, at www.piracycrusade.com.
Reggae hr: With a few others have and Dubistry, band that combines reggae / jazz / breakbeat and punk. What attracted you to the reggae sound?
Aram Sinnreich: I always loved the reggae sound because it is dialogical (the «skank» responds to the downbeat) and because the groove is universal. I didn't play reggae music until I met my future wife. She hired me to play the bass and I joined her band because she was beautiful and also a great performer and songwriter.
Reggae hr: Your first album, "Fuel for the Fire" put you to a free download. Why?
Aram Sinnreich: We decided to make the album free to download because it's important for us to make the music available to everybody. In the internet age, power comes from ubiquity, not from restricted access.
Reggae hr: The "Fuel for the Fire" is recorded at Bill Laswell's Orange Studio. Why did you choose this studio?
Aram Sinnreich: Because it's a great space acoustically, it’s very comfortable, and because we love the engineer James Dellatacoma who works there.
Reggae hr: Can we expect Dubistry new material?
Aram Sinnreich: Yes, absolutely. Dubistry has a big catalog, and we can't wait to get back into the studio.
