quoted 14 lines hi, i'm working on an article about IDM, i'm peruvian so i've> hi, i'm working on an article about IDM, i'm peruvian so i've
> never had the
> chance to be on a live show. that kind of music it's new here,
> there's just
> a few people who kows about it and who listens to it, so there's no IDM
> scene around here, and therefore they are no concerts. so if anyone could
> describe me how it's a typical live show, considering that most
> of IDM it's
> computer music, i'll be very gratefull. i'll like to know, also, how does
> the musicians and the audience seems to behavior, seeing it form a
> sociological perspective.
> thak you again.
> cheers
>
typical IDM shows in Montreal :
Set up is done in advance, mostly PC's with controllers and a couple of
turntables.
Show starts at around 9-ish PM, with a couple of DJ's playing more/less
"intellectual" IDM/Electro/BreakBeat, there's no dancing yet!
At around 11-ish, the first act comes on stage, plays with his computer for
30-45 minutes, then the second act comes, plays with his computer, and with
some other gizmo; people start to dance, wooble, stand-up and crowd the
dance floor in front of the stage ( or behind )
At around 12:30-1:00 ( AM ) the main act comes on stage, there's a huge roar
from the crowd when they play the first song they think they recognize (!),
and if it danceable, people will dance. They play with their computer,
twiddle some controllers and other gizmos. This lasts up to an hour.
Then some more DJ's, usually will bring the tempo up a notch or two, and
style will change to something more danceable and, depending on the venue,
the show will end at around 3:00AM.
There also can be some projections, live video mixing ( ala Rechenzentrum )
or live mixing of winamp viz plugin (!!!); but I never really seen anything
that was good enough for me to look at! and usually, they are so bad that
they spend the night rebooting their Mac/PC or messing around with the
software!!!
Local Performers will usually hang with friends and the rest of the crowd
before their act, and will be friendly with the crowd. Out-of Towners, well,
that depends, either they come-in, play, then leave; happens if they are on
a tour with shows everydays. but if they are booked for the show, they will
hang around, more so if there's more than one big act playing that night;
that happend last summer when Rechenzentrum and Goem were here at Mutek ,
they stayed the whole time, and went at the different shows, as spectators.
Max.
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Maximilien Lincourt
Max At Toon Boom Dot Com
Codito Ergo Sum
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