quoted 3 lines Did any other IDM'ers in LA go see _Cinema Electronica_ at the Resfest -
> Did any other IDM'ers in LA go see _Cinema Electronica_ at the Resfest -
> Digital Film Festival this weekend? I went and I was curious what anyone
> else thought about it. To me, the Coldcut _Timber_ video was the BOMB!
Yep, we went on Friday night. All the Coldcut videos (well, almost all)
were awesome. Much respect to the Coldcut & Hexstatic crew. (They showed
"Panopticon", "More Beats & Pieces", "Timber", "Atomic Moog", and Part II
of the Nature vid from the CD-ROM.)
quoted 1 line The _Helter Skelter_ (MBM) flick was excellent as well.
> The _Helter Skelter_ (MBM) flick was excellent as well.
I liked the video quite a bit, but the remix used as the soundtrack was whack.
quoted 2 lines I believe many others will
> I believe many others will
> find humor in parts of the Josh Wink "Are you there" flick.
Yeah but it was one of the more boring videos, and I for one have had quite
enough of 303 workouts, thank you very much.
The other highlights for me were the H-Gun video "The Yellow Mix" with music
by Japan's Enitokwa; great Detroit-ish Techno mixed with Japanese motifs
that made for an interesting sonic mixture. Also Ben Stokes' video for The
Orb's "Asylum" was great, 1926 Deconstructionist Russia motifs with The Orb
being launched out of cannons as part of some odd public festival thingie.
The two short computer animated pieces with Young American Primitive music
backing were quite good, too.
quoted 2 lines The best part of the evening was taking my 63 year old dad with me.
> The best part of the evening was taking my 63 year old dad with me.
> He was the oldest guy at the show, gotta keep him young:)
Heh, I brought my 54-year-old brother; other than the Coldcut stuff, he
wasn't terribly amused. :-) (But he did enjoy the "Ms. Resistor" piece from
Will Vinton Studios that was being shown in the lobby by the SHORT media
journal people who make the SHORT DVD audio/video magazine, which was pretty
darn nifty. I want a DVD player with the full "Baraka" on DVD ... )
quoted 3 lines This thing is moving on around the country and I highly suggest every IDM
> This thing is moving on around the country and I highly suggest every IDM
> fan in going!!! If you have enjoyed at least 10% of any AMP show, you will
> enjoy 100% of this gig.
I dunno about 100% (personally, I could care less about Dr. Octagon's "Blue
Flowers" and I see no point to Howie B's low-tech "Music For Babies"-related
videos), but I agree that every American IDM'er within reach (SF, NYC, and
Orlando Florida; the program also mentions October 18th at Chicago's Museum
of Contemporary Art, but it's not on the separate flyer for some reason)
should check it out. Go to
http://www.resfest.com/ for more info.
- Greg