I think there is a sizeable community of musicians for whom "doing things different than the mainstream" is a means by which important cultural development occurs. In fact for them, its probably more important than playing at the status quo.

And I don't think this is a modern idea. Music never stays in a single place.

>I think there is a sizeable community of musicians for whom "doing things different than the mainstream" is a means by which important cultural development occurs. In fact for them, its probably more important than playing at the status quo.

Yes, sadly there's a culture of novelty for the sake of it, as opposed to depth.

Your novelty and my depth are entirely subjective realities.

Sadly, that's the modern understanding of arts.

How certain are you of that?