I've read this whole stupid thread and I can't believe
no one commented on the poor acoustics of the Oakland
venue. Whoever thought to play live music in that
space should be tied to a post and flogged in public.
First of all, the place was basically a gymnasium. It
was full of dead spots. There was nothing to break up
the sound reflecting off of the back wall so resonant
frequencies were a big problem. Perhaps worst of all,
the floor was wood and actually vibrated whle the
music was playing. You can imagine the kind of racket
that created. The only place where I could hear what
was actually being played was right up against the
stage.
Autechre weren't playing noise in 2001, but by the
time it got to your ears, you wouldn't know the
difference.
--- ersatz-noddy <noddy@ersatzdesign.com> wrote:
quoted 15 lines The problem with the Oakland show wasn't Autechre's
> The problem with the Oakland show wasn't Autechre's
> music. They aren't
> making pop anymore...get over it ;)
>
> The problem was the four hours of crappy opening
> acts that--by the time
> they took the stage--even the youngest and most
> energetic were
> exhausted. It was a terrible venue for them anyway.
> The mezzanine is
> great. I wish I could go but alas, I'm in Madrid, an
> (dare I use the
> term) IDM wasteland. This city is square.
>
> m*
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