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The method of The Journal of Time & Sound is not particularly new. Words are taken directly from news sources and re-arranged in verse. That is all. Similarities to various collage techniques -- cut-ups, appropriation, sampling -- will be readily noted. Then again, I see little reason to reject a technique that meets a need precisely. Every day, as the news is reported, its scope narrows. Reaction follows reaction, and before you know it the Church of the Nativity is on fire. As a working journalist of more than 10 years, I've become increasingly aware of how the news constricts and pressurizes the human condition. It's a bizarre effect, yet so commonplace that we're usually not even aware of it. Once a week –in theory, if not actual practice– the JTS observes the time-honored function of the Sabbath by undoing the news -- rendering it, so to speak, in its original dream state. I have no interest in overthrowing the media industry, only in holding a mirror to it and letting the reader step through for a moment before returning to the regular world. If you would like to try your hand at this yourself, I'm considering submissions. Send us a letter and give it your best shot. Otherwise, enjoy and good luck. –David Lindsay, Editor |
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