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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