In my experience, it really depends on the audience
more than the performer. I've seen highly "performance"
based shows that were horrible, as well as shows that
were nothing but music being played back that were great.
It seems like kids who would specifically be into "idm"
skew towards some kind of performance.
But personally i just want to hear something i haven't
heard before, played on a good soundsystem. If
performance works for the artist, than thats good too.
- geoff
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From: "chthonic" <chthonic@chthonicstreams.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, November 05, 2003 6:14 PM
Subject: [idm] laptop shows
quoted 41 lines i know this has been brought up before, but i wanted to throw the> i know this has been brought up before, but i wanted to throw the
> question into sharper relief.
>
> how much do visuals and/or performer action/interaction mean to
> you as an audience member?
>
> i ask because the increasing amount of music being created on
> laptops inevitably brings up the question of what to do live. the
> most valiant and effective effort i recall was seeing styrofoam open
> for the notwist. in addition to his laptop, he had a keyboard, a
> mixer, some effects, and he sang. i bought his CD right after he
> played.
>
> however, other people i've seen have been pretty boring, and
> though the music has been good, i find myself wishing i was
> elsewhere, listening to their CD. some such artists respond to the
> live challenge by attempting to make small motions or faces that
> let us know something is happening, treating us to unreleased
> material or exclusive "live remixes", or simply playing really loud.
> but to me all these things are miniscule. there isn't much to see,
> to connect with as far as what the artist has put into it. even
> projected visuals can only do so much.
>
> does anybody else care about this? or are you content to go to
> electronic music shows for things like community, higher volume,
> exclusive merchandise, different mixes?
>
> perhaps the problem is attempting to judge electronic music
> performances by "rock show" standards. however, they frequently
> play in the same venues, and are both put up on stage as though
> there's something to see.
>
>
> d.
>
>
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