i have to agree with this... laptops on stage are becoming lame...
whenever i play live... i use my good ole tascam tape 4 track
to run the backing tracks. i like using the knobs for each
track to mix each individual track in and out and being
able to pan things whenever i want without using the mouse
creating the tunes is enough mouse/keyboard work for me.
playing live shouldn't be a computer thing...
what about the good old days when the cocteau twins would
have their giant tape machine running the drum beats??
pv
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean Horton" <sean_horton@hotmail.com>
To: <finoki@lucasarts.com>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 11:27 AM
Subject: RE: [idm] Are Lap Top performances really performances?
quoted 3 lines Personally if you're sitting up there staring a lap top (Phoenicia, Plaid,
> Personally if you're sitting up there staring a lap top (Phoenicia, Plaid,
> Richard Devine, Kid 606, etc) it's not a live performance in my opinion
> (even if they are dancing around on stage with their shirt off). I have
been
quoted 7 lines pretty keen on what these acts were actually doing live and most have just
> pretty keen on what these acts were actually doing live and most have just
> been playing back sequences with out any real variation from the album.
> Either that our setting up a very long track and doing live effects
> processing/knob twiddling which I find to be quite boring (Autechre).
>
> Mouse on Mars, Mum, and Tortoise spend 3-4 hours doing a sound check, lug
> equipment all over the globe, improvise and communicate with both the
crowd
quoted 2 lines and each other on stage. That is a performance. I refuse to pay to see any
> and each other on stage. That is a performance. I refuse to pay to see any
> more lap top "performances". I'll go home and listen to the "performance"
in
quoted 19 lines the comfort of my own home. To be honest I would rather go hear a DJ. At
> the comfort of my own home. To be honest I would rather go hear a DJ. At
> least they can keep a consistant groove.
>
> I am a lap top performer, so I shouldn't talk. I am however working with
> musicians on a live set. This, to me, is the necessary progression of
> electronic music in the live realm. Do any of you agree?
>
>
> >From: Bryan Finoki <finoki@lucasarts.com>
> >To: 'George Williamson' <georgewilliamson@btinternet.com>, idm list
> ><idm@hyperreal.org>
> >Subject: RE: [idm] Who performed the best live act that you have
> >seen/remember/reccomend?
> >Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2002 11:01:12 -0700
> >
> >Could people maybe add a little *why* they were the best?
> >
> >I am trying to get at what risks, what feats, what real live tweaking
> >madness the musicians are accomplishing at their shows. To what extent
are
quoted 49 lines they doign anything up there?
> >they doign anything up there?
> >
> >I saw Phoenicia not long ago, who gave a pretty sick demonstration of
> >LOGIC.
> >
> >Chris Wessin, when with the oRB was pretty amazing live engineer.
> >
> >YOU MIGHT EVEN SAY THE BLUE MEN!!!!
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: George Williamson [mailto:georgewilliamson@btinternet.com]
> >Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 10:58 AM
> >To: idm list
> >Subject: Re: [idm] Who performed the best live act that you have
> >seen/remember/reccomend?
> >
> >
> >Richard Devine on the Warp Magic bus tour
> >
> >or
> >
> >Broadcast in Edinburgh
> >
> >georgewilliamson
> >
> >
> >
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