Gilly:
quoted 1 line The first two songs were the best. Then it just died from there. I just> The first two songs were the best. Then it just died from there. I just
kept
quoted 2 lines thinking "Man this shit sounds similar to what Richie Divine in LA at o2> thinking "Man this shit sounds similar to what Richie Divine in LA at o2
> what...3years ago???"
----- Original Message -----
From: "William Samuels" <w_technoir@yahoo.com>
To: "Jeff Pitrman" <jeff@spof.net>; <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Sunday, May 20, 2001 3:38 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] Autechre @ El Rey!
quoted 7 lines < I'm going to have to pipe in and say that I think> < I'm going to have to pipe in and say that I think
> Richard Devine's last show here systematically
> dismantled what Autechre played last night, then broke
> each little piece with a flying suplex. >
>
> The Richard Devine show I am refering to was the one
> at O2...
You need to understand that what Autechre were doing last night was nothing
like what R.Devine did here at the 02 show a few years ago (which let me say
was a reeeallly nice set as well, btw). What Ae are doing in their live sets
now is generative music. Whereas each note and beat of Devine's set was
pre-sequenced but mixed on the fly, Autechre are using software on their
powerbooks and defining parameters for it to create the components of the
tracks you are hearing in real-time. That is to say that the software is
basically sequencing the track on the fly while Autechre are shifting the
variables that create the resulting sounds. This is what you are hearing
with a bit of synth work over the top I think. Those who bemoaned the lack
of spontaneity or 'liveness' in the performance of electronic music, well
here is your answer. It is a mathematical impossibility for them to perform
the same track in exactly the same way now due to random way the music is
created by the computer. To my ears this is probably the most exciting
advance in electronic/idm music since DSP first started coming into use a
few years ago, though some wish it probably never had hehe. Anyway this is a
technique that is really in its infancy and perhaps there is a bit of a lack
of sophistication in terms of the structure of the songs at the moment due
to the way they are created. However this is sure to change in the near
future as they and I am sure many others following their lead become more
adept at using these new tools. How much easier would it have been for them
simply to have drug out a greatest-hits set? The fact that they are willing
to actually challenge their fans and listeners, possibly even losing some in
the proccess says alot about their credibilty as musicians and their
willingness to innovate - which is really the most exciting aspect of this
music isnt it? All said, I had a brilliant time last night. Thanks to all
responsible.... Gonzi.
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