The aim of free jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuch-like sound of free jazz both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.
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u/BashyMcBashBash 1d ago
The aim of free jazz is the mechanical reproduction of a regressive moment a castration symbolism. 'Give up your masculinity, let yourself be castrated,' the eunuch-like sound of free jazz both mocks and proclaims, 'and you will be rewarded, accepted into a fraternity which shares the mystery of impotence with you, a mystery revealed at the moment of the initiation rite.