One thing I think about, with relation to 90s Texas and the general inability to grasp ambient music (I was there too, and definitely did the required Enya coursework) is that, at least in the cities, our natural soundscapes were often either our cars or other recorded music (often being played from cars but also from apartments, or yards). There is an irony though that Houston also produced Pauline Oliveros. My thoughts are half-baked, but this has me thinking.
One thing I think about, with relation to 90s Texas and the general inability to grasp ambient music (I was there too, and definitely did the required Enya coursework) is that, at least in the cities, our natural soundscapes were often either our cars or other recorded music (often being played from cars but also from apartments, or yards). There is an irony though that Houston also produced Pauline Oliveros. My thoughts are half-baked, but this has me thinking.