Greatings
Just took in 'State Of Bengal' last night in Toronto
and I was properly blown away. Perhaps the best
synthesis of live musicians using acoustic and
electronic sounds that I've seen. The sampler that
came with 'Straight No Chaser' a couple of months back
did not impress me the way the show did. Tho sometimes
it takes a great live show to win me to an act. Oh
well down to the record store to check out their
releases (more money *sigh*). The place was packed and
people were quite appreciative. Had not heard 'Lal'
before who opened but they were beautiful, Lauryn Hill
is the first comparison that comes to mind (and I'm
serious). DJ Ram and Kola spun a great variety of
sounds including Hip Hop and looser sounding Drum &
Bass (I'm not too much of a fan of two-step) with alot
of Asian sounds (sitar etc.) thrown in, but it worked
most of the time. (Tho there is so much cheese
potential I am afraid for developments. [Lets redo
the British national anthem with a Trance beat, the
melody on electric sitar, glockenspiel and 200 piece
mormons children chorus and that whiny guy from Oasis
:D]) Dee Jay Nav spun great Brazilian House. So nice
to hear such variety in one night.
Oh yeah 'the IDM is dead' thread is perhaps the most
moronic statement that I've heard (tho please don't
resurrect old material). Mixing of influences and
cultures makes me so happy that I'm alive now, and
much of this will occur with electronic sounds that
people will classify as IDM. Therefore IDM is THE most
alive of genres, altho a very loose one. All this
music has not been created before! So many more people
can compose music from their minds (as opposed to
strictly traditional sounds) that has not been heard
before! My speakers make sounds sometimes that I did
not think them capable of and I have definitely not
heard before. Limitations are increasingly only of
one's mind! How can IDM be dead??? One gets very tired
of Nietzsche's sound bite dragged in to add bombast to
a statement.
Peace and Respect
Arich
BTW TORONTO IS BOOMING. And our harmonious mix of
cultures will assure our musical ascendance (tho a few
geniuses will not hurt) and is the future of the
world.
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