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From:
Greg J. Smith
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IDM
Date:
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 19:11:55 -0400
Subject:
Re: [idm] authechre in SF last saturday (now is dark/not dark)
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Sim David wrote:
quoted 10 lines Autechre have a great following, they're the one who should be pushing the envelope. >> Autechre have a great following, they're the one who should be pushing the envelope. I'd sure be ready to pay more >> than 18 bucks a ticket if they had a better show. >> >> If they continue like that, nobody will go see their next shows cause we've all seen it 5 years ago... >> > > > Lots of good dubstep nights are done in near complete darkness, too, fwiw. I read a great quote from one of Digital Mystikz to the effect that they'd been to too many clubs where they'd spent loads of money on decoration and visuals and then put in a limp soundsystem almost as an afterthought, which seemed to be precisely the wrong way round to do it. So they just wanted a plain, dark room with a monster system in it. Works for me. > >
As much as I'm into generative video & interactive media. I appreciate the "no bells and whistles" approach to event production design. Autechre already set enough of an example with their sound design & programming.. while they could no doubt showcase some interesting work I'm "pro-darkness" for their concerts. Meanwhile a million VJ's relentlessly bang away on a million laptops in hopes of turning out something resembling Alexander Rutterford's Granz-Graf video. :P ,g -- greg j. smith http://serialconsign.com - design / research blog http://vagueterrain.net - digital arts quarterly http://twitter.com/serial_consign - twitter smith@serialconsign.com --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org