quoted 4 lines a manner. I have read that the Orb is also on DAT, but he adds effects> a manner. I have read that the Orb is also on DAT, but he adds effects
> and plays around with the recording live. He also plays records and CDs
> over top that. Alot of the sounds that you hear in techno, can't be done
> in real time. Would it be better? If everything was just programmed. I
I remember this being discussed a while back, so I won't try openning the
can too wide here.
Basically, my feeling is that audiences will determine how much "live"
electronic artists are able to get away with. If they stop showing up to
see/hear groups that perform mostly from DAT, then the artists will be
forced to come up with innovative ideas to get crowds back to see them.
As DJs become more and more popular, the focus is being shifted (pretty
dramatically imo) from the artists who create the music, to the music that
is created, and the collage that results from a well mixed DJ set.
I have yet to see any real innovation in live performances as of late, aside
from the usual tweaking of keyboards/filters, playing a part live, adding
some new and bizarre sample, and/or the usual assortment of visual treats.
I thought artists like Todd Rundgren (not IDM, but innovative) were moving
in the right direction progressively, by getting audiences to participate
in the show. There was a rave I remember reading about too that had a
"midi-ball" that when touched, caused a pattern or sound to be played.
Bounced around the venue so that people could "direct", in a sense, the
music that was produced.
Anyways, just my thoughts...
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