"While art is not subordinate to politics, they are both discrete fields that rest on the same terrain"

After last sessions lecture on Leibach I have been particularly interested in the music industry and how it is used as a vehicle for opinion. One particular example is the Canadian "post-rock" group 'Godspeed You! Black Emperor'. In relation to this weeks reading I was drawn back to exploring this terrain of sound art and music, and have particularly been looking at 'Godspeed...' as an example of an artist collective using political topics as a catalyst for the music they create.

The quote "While art is not subordinate to politics, they are both discrete fields that rest on the same terrain." triggered this link because I very much agree with this opinion on these two topics, and believe it is an accurate description of their similarities, but more importantly, their differences. In terms of art and politics being within the same terrain, i think they are both inextricable linked through their nature. Both these areas draw from one another, art acts as ones expression on issues (that may include, but certainly are not limited to, politics) and politics, specifically radical political based events such as 9/11 are also a result of ones expression, albeit of a different issue.

Referring back to the band "Godspeed You! Black Emperor", I have been looking at this example in relation to their third LP "Yanqui U.X.O" and the links they create between music and arts and politics. The back cover for example features a diagram exploring links between major music labels and various arms manufacturers. The title of the record has also been explained as Yanqui (Spanish for the word yankee) being referred to as a 'multinational corporate oligarchy', and the words U.X.O referring to 'Unexploded ordnance'.

Im not completely sure if this was entirely relevant, It was just a tangent inspired by the reading.