I think the problem with a lot of IDM is that it is quite a personal high...
for comparison, a night of 'bangin' techno gets people together in dancing,
Mogwai (f'rinstance) give you a feeling of sharing the euphoria of the
music... they're communally enjoyed. All that's added to most IDM in the live
arena is the chattering.
I suppose that if people did it right (ie actually created the music live or
improvised a bit) then the feeling of joint exploration would make it
worthwhile. Kind of like live jazz. But something is definitely needed to
differentiate the live experience from just staying at home.
On the other hand, it would help if we showed up more often.
My tuppence
Jorkens
In a message dated 1/19/00 9:44:34 AM GMT Standard Time, jotai@mindspring.com
writes:
<< >Maybe the lack of live music (IDM) also has to do with this. Many
>people are not content to just sit and listen to the music... they need
>to be stimulated visually too... this is sort of sad to me... I mean,
>it is meant to be listened to, so what's the problem? I would have no
>problem going to a show of electronic music, where everyone just sits
>in chairs (or couches maybe?) and appreciates the sounds, and that's
>it. No light show, etc... I mean, you sit and listen to it at home, so
>why wouldn't you go see it live? Perhaps if it was exact copies of
>music you already have recordings of, this would not be exciting, but
>if I'm not mistaken, don't most people who do live electronic music do
>it semi-improvised at least, and usually play new/different material,
>or at least different versions?
Amen to that. There's going to have to be a paradigm shift in the way that
live IDM
shows are performed. >>
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