Well, I just did my first live set on Friday (rehabilitation@theFoundry) so
I'll just chuck in a few comments on this one...
The way I see it, I'm not a performer. I'm there to play my tunes cuz (at
the minute) no one else does. I do my best to play my tracks in a way which
will fit the occasion better than the original mix, and maybe play a few
exclusive tracks that are pretty good first time you hear them but wouldn't
stand up to repeated plays (i.e. stuff I wouldn't release), and I'll play
some stuff that I just finished the night before or something. Playing good
music should be enough. However, if you're starting out, I guess you might
need something extra to make the show more memorable. That's probably a
fault of mine anyway. If you can make your show different and stick out in
peoples minds then that's going to help you no end, but obviously, you need
shit hot tunes to go with it!
Oh, and if there's anyone on the list here who was at rehabilitation, let me
know what you thought! I was the guy on a laptop and stuff, playing at about
10. Were any of you lot the guys that were standing behind me asking me
about my set up??
Eddie/Bovaflux
----- Original Message -----
From: "swamay" <swamay@home.com>
To: "Rev Simon Rumble" <simon@rumble.net>; "Iain Forfar"
<Iainf@ukgateway.net>
Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 7:12 PM
Subject: [idm] What do you expect from IDM musicians on stage?
quoted 2 lines What do you expect a electronic musician to do while on stage?
> What do you expect a electronic musician to do while on stage?
> I ask this because i hear people saying "all he/she does is just sit
there
quoted 5 lines with a laptop! how boring!" or "the band was not there for the fans, they
> with a laptop! how boring!" or "the band was not there for the fans, they
> were just up there making noise!"
>
> What, you want flaming skulls and a rotating drumset suspended over the
> croud? :) I think anything more than twisting knobs and bobbing your
head
quoted 1 line to to the music you are making is pure "look at me im a star" BS. Unless
> to to the music you are making is pure "look at me im a star" BS. Unless
you
quoted 3 lines are naturaly a jumpy show off. When i see a live electronic show, i am
> are naturaly a jumpy show off. When i see a live electronic show, i am
> interested in how they make thier music, and what gear they are using to
> create it. Im not there to see a band jump up and down and look stupid.
I
quoted 1 line lose respect for anyone that is trying to "show off" on stage, and
> lose respect for anyone that is trying to "show off" on stage, and
"create"
quoted 61 lines a false persona or "show"
> a false persona or "show"
>
> Its important what comes out the speakers, not what is on stage.
>
> What do you think?
>
>
>
> ~swamay~
> www.swamay.com
> www.mp3.com/swamay
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Rev Simon Rumble" <simon@rumble.net>
> To: "Iain Forfar" <Iainf@ukgateway.net>
> Cc: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Monday, April 09, 2001 10:02 AM
> Subject: Re: [idm] All Tomorrow's Parties
>
>
> > I concur, somewhat. Tortoise were brilliant. Boards of Canada
> > brilliant. Broadcast were great. Def Jux Posse were great and seemed
> > quite out of place since they were entertaining the crowd, not jerking
> > off musically.
> >
> > This brings me to my gripe with the weekend. Most of the bands didn't
> > seem to be there for their "fans" but were instead just up there
> > making noise. Major culprits: Authechre, Television, Stereolab and
> > Tortoise DJs (playing Whitney Houston may be tres-ironic but I heard
> > the same track three times over the weekend bringing it to five times
> > in the last week or so).
> >
> > These bands and DJs need to remember they're entertainers. An hour of
> > wanking on stage isn't very exciting, although the turtleneck crowd
> > seemed to be into it.
> >
> > Organisation was a bit lacking. 100 quid tickets and no way to get
> > from the train station to the festival except a once-per-hour bus (the
> > normal town bus) or one of the six taxis in town? Our "four berth
> > chalet" ended up being four beds of six people in the room meaning we
> > were meant to share with two strangers, until we kicked up a stink.
> >
> > --
> > Rev Simon Rumble Current physical location: London, UK
> > simon@rumble.net
> > http://www.rumble.net
> >
> > Prejudice:
> > A vagrant opinion without visible means of support.
> > -- Ambrose Bierce
> >
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