Thomas,
I pay good money to HEAR artists because the music gives me PLEASURE, could
care less if they act on stage for me too. HEARD aphex twin play in 1996,
didn't see him because he was BELOW the stage, but it made my whole night
because the sound/music was incredible.
Maybe you've missed my previous posts but I don't see an electronic
performance as a rock concert. Many performers are trying to create an
ambience and be the background music to people getting together and
socialising, that's why they'd rather be out of the spot light and
accompanying the visuals.
Its a different GENRE why can't it have a different 'performance'?
I don't see that as arrogance, maybe its something YOU don't like but an
artist that socialises with the audience and wants us to enjoy ourselves and
our surroundings is not an arrogant asshole in my eyes.
I don't expect a performing monkey sweating for me to entertain me.
concrete cookie
----- Original Message -----
From: Thomas Millar <tmillar@comcast.net>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Saturday, August 17, 2002 2:13 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] performing/my brain is BIGGER
quoted 2 lines It seems as if any performing without shaking arms and/or booty is>
> > It seems as if any performing without shaking arms and/or booty is
frowned
quoted 4 lines upon? Or is it the "my brain is bigger than yours" discussion?> > upon? Or is it the "my brain is bigger than yours" discussion?
>
> No, it's the whether I sweat or not discussion. I do not sweat for Plaid,
> Takemura or Cornershop. I sweat for the Rye Coalition and Richard Devine
and
quoted 3 lines a number of local DC rock acts. Put it this way: If the performer ends up> a number of local DC rock acts. Put it this way: If the performer ends up
> with a stained shirt, it's a show. Otherwise, I'm gonna end up sitting in
> the back getting surly, and that's not a show. That's arrogance on the
part
quoted 7 lines of the performer which I will not stand.> of the performer which I will not stand.
>
> At least pretend you give a shit about the crowd and the music that you're
> 'performing'. I pay good money and I expect to get it back in
> effort/charisma on the part of the artist(s). No matter the genre.
>
> > I must be one of these nuts who finds the term IDM amusing, and still
enjoys
quoted 1 line music despit the time signature if its interesting enough? :) (gasp!> > music despit the time signature if its interesting enough? :) (gasp!
even
quoted 3 lines 4/4)> > 4/4)
>
> This Wedensday, or Thursday, depending on time zone, I wrote a tune that
has
quoted 1 line 4 bars of 6 and 4 bars of 4, in a loop (disco beat). I'm listening to it> 4 bars of 6 and 4 bars of 4, in a loop (disco beat). I'm listening to it
as
quoted 13 lines we speak. I impress myself quite easily at times. Check into the Dave> we speak. I impress myself quite easily at times. Check into the Dave
> Brubeck clinic for cleverness rehab.
>
> Tom
>
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