Hello,
Also played a laptop show last night but people seemed to dig it. One thing
I've learned is that, if you're into you're own music - and it compells you
to move- then people will generally do the same, or at least enjoy watching
you more. When I play, I fucking freakout because I like what I do. It's
for me, and if others want to rock out, then they can.
A lame laptop show is just as bad as a lame metal band with explosives (ok,
maybe not...) but my point is that a bad show will alwyas be bad whatever
the category.
Donna
www.cockrockdisco.com
quoted 108 lines I just played a laptop show last night and I agree with you. Laptop shows
>
>I just played a laptop show last night and I agree with you. Laptop shows
>are a little rediculous to watch and I personally feel rediculous doing
>them. There is definately something to be said for live performance. In
>order for a show to be a truly live performance there must be some kind of
>engaging performance for the audience. Sitting in front of a laptop is not
>very engaging. Aaron's mentioning of Mouse on Mars and Matmos are very
>appropriate examples of what an engaging show can be like when performing
>in
>the experimental electronic realm of music. I think people will get tired
>of
>the whole laptop gimmick after a while.
>
>
>>From: Aaron D Meyers <adm226@nyu.edu>
>>To: "Rafael U." <rafredy@hotmail.com>, idm@hyperreal.org
>>Subject: Re: [idm] IDM concerts
>>Date: Thu, 18 Apr 2002 13:28:29 -0400
>>
>>Well, I've been feeling pretty jaded about this stuf lately. Most of
>>the time, in my experience, there is someone behind a laptop doing god-
>>knows-what or messing around with faders or eq on their mixer. That
>>stuff is not fun to watch. However, I don't have much of a problem
>>with this if its in a kind of dance oriented atmosphere.
>>
>>A lof of the time I find that the performer doesn't drop enough of a
>>hook or beat for dancing to happen. Either that or its just sort of
>>ambient stuff. In the case of ambient stuff, I can deal with it
>>sometimes if I have a comfortable place to sit down and its especially
>>nice if there are some decent visual projections. However, experience
>>has taught me that I get really tired of those kind of things if I
>>can't sit down. Maybe its because I'm flat-footed and my feet get sore
>>easily or maybe its because I'd much rather listen to that kind of
>>stuff on headphones in the comfort of my room rather than standing
>>often without breathing space.
>>
>>But then there is the upside of live IDM. Acts like Matmos and Mouse
>>on Mars that bring in live instruments to mix with their laptops. For
>>me, this is the kind of thing I'd like to see more of. There just
>>always seems to be more energy in these shows. Laptops just have a
>>very alienating nature. The person HAS to stare directly into their
>>screen. It's as if they are permanently distracted from the audience
>>they are performing for. With a guitar or keyboard, most of the time
>>people don't have to keep their eyes on what their hands are doing, but
>>I've never seen someone using a laptop like this. And its not even the
>>case that people playing traditional instruments are always or ever
>>engaging the audience with their face or otherwise, but its still a lot
>>different from the laptop performer who might as well be alone in a
>>room with their laptops.
>>
>>Which is another thing: interplay. Another thing acts like Matmos and
>>MoM have going for them. And the sense of spontanaity. Alright...
>>sorry if that rant wasn't to cohesive, but I hope some of these
>>thoughts might lead to further exploration in your article.
>>
>>-Aaron
>>
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Rafael U." <rafredy@hotmail.com>
>>Date: Thursday, April 18, 2002 1:03 pm
>>Subject: [idm] IDM concerts
>>
>> > 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
>> >
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