The act of writing and publishing a manifesto in this day and age may
be seen as a sign of great arrogance. However, when nerds making music for
other nerds is the par of the course and detachment from, even ignorance of,
a whole spectrum of music and other arts is seen as a virtue, it is fair to
say that arrogance becomes a positive, necessary force of change.
Kyoto Republic does not stand for the labelling of ultimately formalistic
music as "experimental" simply because it might differ from the most obvious
pop formulas by means of "quirky sounds" or "erratic beats". Kyoto Republic
does not stand for considering any scene as a singularity, a self-sustaining
musical universe in and of itself.
Kyoto Republic stands for creativity. Free exchange of ideas and immersion
in influences feeds creativity; separationism strangles it. All the "radical"
ideas of your "experimental" music have been nurtured for over a century now,
over a period that reaches vastly beyond your home computers, your Internet
and your "online revolutions".
We aim for our words, our works, to have RELEVANCE. When we call something
we release "bizarre", you will not expect a few humorous bleeps every now and
then; you will know you are in for a warped treat as twisted and oneiric as
any surrealist masterpiece. If we release something that is "experimental",
you will know better than to expect formalistic IDM.
