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Anyone who was there care to provide a more detailed review of Boards of Canada's set? i.e. did they use any visuals, how much did they actually play and how much was pre-recorded, etc. etc. etc. Any opinions on the new material would be much appreciated as well. Needless to say, I wish I could have been there :-D - jake -- "In these high charged moments, where time and history are supposed to come to a cross point, it's not a time to soberly step back and consider all the questions in the universe. It's a time to stick your dick in the gopher-hole. It's time to headbutt a eunuch." -- Beck --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

erm.... I've rejoined especially to get the best of this wonderbar discussion on live electronics etc.. as its my forte. Boards I thought were AMAZING.. sound was absolutely divine.. nice change from the shockingly crap PA at the Lighthouse party. visuals were the same as they used there. hmm... Nearly everyone I spoke to where highly unimpressed with the whole idea of boards playing live and were even more disgusted by the boys deciding to play totally invisible to most but those at the near front. There was no light on them.. at all.. and attention was mostly directed to the visuals. However.. because the audience were mostly indie kids (no offence!) the visuals were unappreciated, and after so many bands like Lambchop and the like playing live slide guitar and grand piano, they did look quite measly. But I was so happy to hear some new stuff.. ;D Loads of people were saying that they were practically playing back a DAT, but one of Boards was playing keyboards.. hence a VERY different sound for most of the synth lines.. in contrast to Autechre who appeared to have half as much kit on stage as Boards, had no lighting AND no visuals, but managed to jig up and down crazy style enough to divert the attention of the fickle (EXTREMELY static) punters! I mean.. Boards' had a large mixing desk a keyboard and a computer up there.. (too dark to get any specs), and Autechre had what looked like and 01V, an MPC2000 type apparati and one other piece of equipment which I couldn't see because I was too busy dancing like a spaz.. ;D it's difficult being in a live set up like bOards who aren't happy with being in the spotlight, and I think they managed it well. they looked more like badgers about to be run over then arrogant idm types playing solitaire behind a laptop! (which is what most people seem to be saying they were doing) seeing as most of the bands playing ATP excel at playing live and the art of interpretation and jazz type improv its no wonder they looked so weak.. :( But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't dancing or even nodding their heads throughout the set.. and boards everyone were getting down to more. oh... and new material is AMAZING. mmm.. lots more interesting then the last EP made it out to be.. xx cheers.. |j|o|

quoted 9 lines Anyone who was there care to provide a more detailed review of Boards of

> Anyone who was there care to provide a more detailed review of Boards of > Canada's set? i.e. did they use any visuals, how much did they actually > play and how much was pre-recorded, etc. etc. etc. Any opinions on the > new material would be much appreciated as well. > > Needless to say, I wish I could have been there :-D > > - jake >

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On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 10:19:46PM +0000, >>R107 PRODUCTIONS<< uttered:

quoted 2 lines Boards I thought were AMAZING.. sound was absolutely divine.. nice change

> Boards I thought were AMAZING.. sound was absolutely divine.. nice change > from the shockingly crap PA at the Lighthouse party.

Huh? The sound was absolutely crap. It may have been better than a previous gig but it still sucked. The room (cereal box on its side shape) didn't help but I've heard far better in the same shaped space. Farts and crackles all over the place. There was a _REALLY_ nasty standing wave just in front of the sound desk (which perhaps explains why it all sounded so crap) and nasty echoes off the back wall. Ugh! However, BoC were great!

quoted 2 lines But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't

> But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't > dancing or even nodding their heads throughout the set..

Their music sucked. What's so interesting about a simple drum beat with static over the top? -- Rev Simon Rumble Current physical location: London, UK simon@rumble.net http://www.rumble.net The only thing to do with good advice is pass it on. It is never any use to oneself. -- Oscar Wilde --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

quoted 9 lines On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 10:19:46PM +0000, >>R107 PRODUCTIONS<< uttered:

> On Mon, Apr 09, 2001 at 10:19:46PM +0000, >>R107 PRODUCTIONS<< uttered: > >> Boards I thought were AMAZING.. sound was absolutely divine.. nice change >> from the shockingly crap PA at the Lighthouse party. > > Huh? The sound was absolutely crap. It may have been better than a > previous gig but it still sucked. The room (cereal box on its side > shape) didn't help but I've heard far better in the same shaped > space.

Well the venue was a bleedin' Pontins holiday camp dance hall.. I don't think they're too worried about standing waves or acoustic damping in a venue like that! but from the front the sound was lush. Not ear bleedingly loud, and the deep sub bass didn't distort the melodic line too much.. not bad for what they were putting the poor PA through.. I like my music to be bass heavy anyway.

quoted 1 line However, BoC were great!

> However, BoC were great!

nice to hear someone who liked it! ;D

quoted 5 lines But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't

>> But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't >> dancing or even nodding their heads throughout the set.. > > Their music sucked. What's so interesting about a simple drum beat > with static over the top?

It's a listening thing really. The rhythmic changes etc were a lot more subtle then most autechre I've heard.. (possibly because they were playing 15 min long tracks?) so once you get yourself into that kind of gear when your ears are working hard to pick up on those changes its easy to find interest.. unless you really loath a bit of autechre. ;D it's a bit like listening to music for 18 musicians by john cage.. if you really want to be wanky about it. |j|o| --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

I always thought it was more like listening to "Music for 18 Musicians" by Steve Reich, but then... I do tend to be wanky about it. :) (Sorry if I'm not the first one to point this out -- I'm on the digest)

quoted 3 lines so once you get yourself into that kind of gear when your ears are working

>so once you get yourself into that kind of gear when your ears are working >hard to pick up on those changes its easy to find interest.. unless you >really loath a bit of autechre. ;D it's a bit like listening to music for

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quoted 1 line musicians by john cage.. if you really want to be wanky about it.

>musicians by john cage.. if you really want to be wanky about it.

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quoted 10 lines I always thought it was more like listening to "Music for 18 Musicians" by

> I always thought it was more like listening to "Music for 18 Musicians" by > Steve Reich, but then... I do tend to be wanky about it. :) > > (Sorry if I'm not the first one to point this out -- I'm on the digest) > >> so once you get yourself into that kind of gear when your ears are working >> hard to pick up on those changes its easy to find interest.. unless you >> really loath a bit of autechre. ;D it's a bit like listening to music for > 18 >> musicians by john cage.. if you really want to be wanky about it.

bwah! hehe.. my dyslexic brain just don¹t fancy working at all.. I seem to remember last time I checked on here I said it twas music for *19* musicians by steve reich.. haha. mmm. Us dyslexics are doomed to be crap trainspotters for the rest of our lives.. hehe. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

Saw this as well and can appreciate why there are differing opinions of their set. I enjoyed it though - I was standing right at the sound desk in the middle of the room and the sound seemed to be quite nice there, if not loud enough. I loved the new stuff though. Even at the gig it was possible to get some sense of it having depth enough to stand repeated listening. OT but, out of the whole weekend, the stand out for me had to be The Sea & Cake... Iain H. Get 250 color business cards for FREE! at Lycos Mail http://mail.lycos.com/freemail/vistaprint_index.html --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

From: Rev Simon Rumble <simon@rumble.net>

quoted 6 lines R107 PRODUCTIONS<< uttered:

>>R107 PRODUCTIONS<< uttered: >> But everyone raved about autechre more even tho most weren't >> dancing or even nodding their heads throughout the set.. > >Their music sucked. What's so interesting about a simple drum beat >with static over the top?

glad it was said. i've liked autechre for years and i must say, the-king-with-no-clothes-on springs to mind.. i seriously wondered at the time if there was an intentional joke being played. yawn. the music has been simplified to the point where only the 'quality' of the sound would have given the music any substance.. and that didn't seem to be particularly outstanding either, though i'll be interested to hear the new vinyl.. (incidentally, hunt down Henri Chopin's - Le Corpsbis & Co, if you want an example of squelch and pop that almost breathes with life.. and which happened to be recorded decades ago..) i left the set early feeling drained and ready to catch television.. and not knowing their material very well (cept a few listens to the essential marquee moon) felt that knowing the songs would have added to the night - perhaps showing some weakening with time? -- **but** their final song, 20 minute+ version of marquee moon made the hair stand on end as rock ruled again and the souls were fired.. my pick of the weekend - the sun ra arkestra playing a relaxed but utterly out-there set proving to any disbelievers that they are truly from outer space.. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

my pick of the weekend - the sun ra arkestra playing a relaxed but utterly out-there set proving to any disbelievers that they are truly from outer space.. yeah ! "Space is the place" = good movie. philippe ************************************************************** http://www.bip-hop.com unconventional sound adventures, adventurous & creative electronica... ************************************************************** UPCOMING : SPACEHADS and MAX EASTLEY : the time of the ancient astronaut [bleep 04]____May 2001 A world of high opera and tipsy beats that then cascades with a metallic pounding. Haunting trumpet melodies over soft drones and textures sets the mood. The music takes on cinematic proportions as the terrain unfolds. Interstellar landscapes are revealed. MAX EASTLEY plays The Arc. A nine foot long mono chord. One string stretched over wood and played with a bow or glass rods. The pitch is changed by flexing the wood. The string can also be shortened with clips. It is then fed into electronic effects. The SPACEHEADS is a duo mixing trumpet and electronics with drums and percussion. Plaintive trumpet calls are looped across pulsing beats that propel us into sheets of metal crashing and vibrating through tiny pick ups cranked to the full and then spun into electronic webs. BiP-HOp Generation v. 3 [bleep 05] _____June 2001 14 exclusive songs, 77 minutes of music in a 6 page Digipack including a booklet w/ infos on each musician : NEOTROPIC / BOVINE LIFE / PIMMON / ZONK'T / ATAU TANAKA / NOVEL 23 In September albums with Bovine Life (scotland), Twine (usa), Bovine Life vs. Komet (Frank Brettschneider)... BiP_HOp Generation v.4. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------