I recently saw Mum (the good Mum from Iceland) in Seattle and for the first
4 songs I felt like I was in a dorm party. Girls screaming and laughing, I
had beer split on me, some guy yelled "Turn it up" and pointless
conversations all around. I was mortified by how rude people were,
especially considering the nature and subtlety of Mum's music. Certain
show's I would expect and maybe even contribute in this type of behavior,
but not at a Mum show.
I guess it all really depends on the music. I have been to countless
electronic shows were the audience felt detached from the laptop performance
and began socializing instead. The key, in my opinion, is to be so god damn
loud that they can't hear each other talk, that is if the sounds system
allows it. This has worked for me in the past, even with very atmospheric
material.
Loud=attention.
quoted 45 lines From: Perfect Sound Forever <perfect-sound@furious.com>
>From: Perfect Sound Forever <perfect-sound@furious.com>
>Reply-To: perfect-sound@furious.com
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>Subject: Re: [idm] The truth about laptop shows...
>Date: Mon, 07 Oct 2002 10:16:32 -0400
>
>>Date: Sun, 06 Oct 2002 19:52:33 -0400
>>To: Mxyzptlk <jpklein@telocity.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
>>From: darren bergstein <eimag@optonline.net>
>>
>>just recently i attended a rather interesting (or should i say at least a
>>_seemingly_ interesting) series roughly 100-150 people were in attendance.
>>and with just scattershot observations, i noticed virtually none of them
>>were quiet?most were engaged in conversation that resulted in the theremin
>>mix (and backing rhythms) rendered moot as the entire performance was
>>swathed in a most unappetizing coat of vocal din.
>>
>>i am amazed at this behavior myself. it seems as if the very practice of
>>attending live music events is nothing more than an excuse to socialize.
>>fine, but must the socializing take place during the performance (and in
>>front of the performer)? i should add that the promoters hosting these
>>events need to make a concerted effort to preach respect and quiet during
>>their performer's sets. after all, isn't that why the whole event exists
>>in the first place?
>
>Actually, the original audiences for classical music didn't sit on their
>hands silently either. In Christopher Small's excellent book "Musicking"
>(that's how he spells it), he details how concerts were very much social
>affairs where people would chat away, walk around, eat and drink while the
>music was going on around them. It was only in the last century that the
>whole idea of rarifying this music came about and people were expected to
>sit silently and attentively at a classical concert.
>
>Best,
>Jason
>--
>Perfect Sound Forever
>online music magazine
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>
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