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Thanasis Papathanasiou

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  • Birthday 09/02/1962

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    Athens, Greece
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    Vintage Stereo, music, travel, nature, philosophy, cars

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  1. I'm afraid that the widespread appreciation for music has in fact been diminishing. Fewer are interested in music with "musicality", with respect for form and rules, with a sense of purpose. We involuntarily bear witness to a prevailing preference for profit and/or fame over the music and its substance and meaning. And I fear that this phenomenon, which we have been witness to over the past few decades, extends to much more than just music. There is simply too much commercialization and not enough interest in the art form and its significance to our very existence. This has led to the parallel diminishing appreciation for the ways, or methods, if you prefer, in which music is reproduced. Therefore the lack of interest in "vintage" stereo equipment from the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, which many as well as myself consider the "golden age" of music and of its reproduction. I do not condemn the current younger generation for its lack of appreciation of this most noble of art forms and its proper reproduction. They have been raised to place an inordinate value on technology in every form, rather than to strive for the use of technology to truly improve all aspects of our lives. Regrettably, I believe our current society has strayed from those boundaries which provide for the sense of balance which we as humans need so very much in order to excel and be content. Although this saddens me as well, especially considering the wealth and technological accomplishments of our current society, I retain the faith and conviction that this, too, is but a cycle, however long in duration, which will pass. It has always been so during the course of our civilized existence. As in the past, there will always be the minority which appreciates and preserves these accomplishments of our civilization out of appreciation and devotion, and this minority in fact becomes the caretaker for the future generations which will inevitably follow us and seek to rediscover what we have been so fortunate to have experienced. And hopefully create even more beauty through music and through its reproduction. Personally, I accept this reality. Furthermore, I feel deep satisfaction and a sense of comfort that we exist. That we are more in numbers than we realize. And that ours is both a pleasurable and noble endeavor. I would not have it any other way. Live every day nurturing your souls with music, played the right way, my fellow travelers..... Greetings from Athens.
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