I saw Oval on the tour when he opened for tortoise, both bands disappointed
me (i won't go into tortoise, i'm not a fan) I hadn't listened to any Oval
when i went and was expecting a lot from what i read. He set up a table on
the edge of the stage plugged a large monitor into his laptop (to play
solitaire on a big screen for all i know) and pointed and clicked his way
through the most boring set i had ever seen. The music was tepid at best
(i've since heard better on his releases but that night it was terrible).
The most motion i saw was when he sniffed and he had to scratch his nose.
It was as if there wasn't a performance at all, just an impedance to
conversation. You could probably lie and say there was some minimalist
performance value, or his being a lifeless asshole was a selling point, but
it just really turned me off to his music. I still haven't bought anything,
and only listen with reluctance to this day. (this is no attack on laptop
performers, i've seen it done fairly well even in memphis).
quoted 8 lines I went out to see Oval here in Ottawa. Granted, Ottawa is a lame place
>I went out to see Oval here in Ottawa. Granted, Ottawa is a lame place
>to see stuff; Scanner played to maybe a dozen or two people and Merzbow
>lost money. So, I wasn't surprised that there was no one there. Maybe 20
>people. Empty club. Popp got on stage like 3 hours late (everyone waited
>outside). He played his set and the sound was too rumbly and all the
>texture was kinda lost, though the music was interesting for a while.
>Then it dragged on a bit and I started losing interest. He finished, and
>etc. etc. etc.
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