exactly, and look at jamaican music, the only really good dub/ska/raggae
was the really rough, rugged and raw lofi old skool stuff... just being
loud and crisply produced doesnt make up for dry content :)
Nelson, Mark wrote:
quoted 264 lines James Brown rocked thousands with barely 500 watts of sound, no subs and
>James Brown rocked thousands with barely 500 watts of sound, no subs and
>no monitors - the skill of the performers on stage is equally important.
>Great sound can make up for a lack of talent and crappy sound can rob
>great talent - but the conversation between the artist and the listener
>is paramount.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Simon K [mailto:nil@obscure.co.nz]
>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 3:23 PM
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
>
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>> clear sound system
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> isn't it always about the sound .
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> the sound is the medium . the reason the artist created
> and the reason the audience come to listen .
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> sound is the 'sense' we experience
>
> All good events I have ever been to have good sound '
> literally the sound system ' had a quality that created
> and facilitated peoples ability to listen / communicate
>
> .simon
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>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Andrew Jones" <liminal18@mac.com>
>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Sent: Friday, November 07, 2003 12:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
>
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>
>>if only people would actually
>>come out to those unique spaces.
>>it's always bars they flock too.
>>
>>-
>>a
>>
>>On Thursday, November 6, 2003, at 06:01 PM, eight fm wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>well put chris!
>>>
>>>k
>>>
>>>http://www.eight-frozen-modules.com/
>>>
>>>--- Chris Henry <hendawg@earcandymusic.nu> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>perhaps this is also a decent answer to the "what am
>>>>I paying for?"
>>>>question. I've always looked at performances as
>>>>more of a collective
>>>>experience - a more socially-oriented continuum
>>>>involving physical space,
>>>>artist, performance, spectating, sound, community,
>>>>etc, as opposed to the
>>>>individual, more introverted, and obviously seperate experience of
>>>>listening to a cd at home. Looked at in this light, the
>>>>actual performance
>>>>methodology becomes somewhat secondary. If it's a
>>>>rad time, hanging out
>>>>with nice, enthusiastic people, listening to cool,
>>>>engaging music in a
>>>>unique space, how can you even begin to compare it
>>>>to listening to the cd at
>>>>home? Apples and oranges, folks...
>>>>
>>>>I've never been much of an "artist", but thinking
>>>>about it this way starts
>>>>making me view event promotion/production as a bit
>>>>more artistic than I
>>>>initally thought...
>>>>
>>>>chris
>>>>
>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>From: "::dtnl::" <dtnl@digitonal.com>
>>>>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:49 AM
>>>>Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>listen to geoff - he speaks the truth.
>>>>>
>>>>>this shit is always about the vibe of the place.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>our best shows have been
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>in places receptive to what we're doing, and
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>suitable for our music, with
>>>>a
>>>>
>>>>
>. and
>
>
>>>>this goes for whether
>>>>we
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>were a full band or just me and a laptop playing
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>off traktor. no amount
>>>>of
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>gimmiks, visuals, costumes, cute singers or
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>otherwise is going to make a
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>damn bit of difference.
>>>>>
>>>>>that is all.
>>>>>
>>>>>andy.:
>>>>>----- Original Message -----
>>>>>From: "cutups" <cutup@andythepooh.com>
>>>>>To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
>>>>>Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:41 PM
>>>>>Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>>In my experience, it really depends on the
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>audience
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>more than the performer. I've seen highly
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>"performance"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>based shows that were horrible, as well as shows
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>that
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>were nothing but music being played back that
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>were great.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>It seems like kids who would specifically be
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>into "idm"
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>skew towards some kind of performance.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>But personally i just want to hear something i
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>haven't
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>heard before, played on a good soundsystem. If performance works
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>
>
>
>>>>>>for the artist, than thats
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>good too.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>- geoff
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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