At 05:20 PM 7/23/2002 +0100, you wrote:
quoted 13 lines "Is the lack of effects part of their aesthetic or a consequence of low>"Is the lack of effects part of their aesthetic or a consequence of low
>budget?
>Some may say Autechre's shows are more elegant by not throwing in superfluous
>junk that confounds the music (which I can understand). Others may call them
>lazy and/or cheap. My opinion is of the latter."
>
>While some imagery can be nice to watch while listening to the likes of
>Plaid or Boards of Canada (the latest Plaid setup where they have a camera
>over the mixer is particularly cool), it is there to distract attention
>away from the fact that the artist(s) aren't doing much. Autechre instead
>pummel you not only with sheets of white noise, but also with darkness,
>strobes and smoke. Personally I prefer the Autechre approach. And I
>certainly don't think laziness or cheapness comes into it.
Right. Cex uses crazy antics, Coldcut uses their lovely VJ software, and
Autechre turns off all the lights so you DON'T sit there watching them.
Of course, some people do anyway, but you can win all the time :)
And who cares if Autechre doesn't want everyone to know about their
personal lives? I don't want to know what their favorite type of dog is,
where they go to get some cheese, and whether they fell off a playground
during school. I don't want the latest Autechre restaurant opening up in
NYC with the boys headlining the evening.
I want them to make music how they feel like it, and I hope I end up liking
the result.
derek
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