perhaps this is also a decent answer to the "what am I paying for?"
question. I've always looked at performances as more of a collective
experience - a more socially-oriented continuum involving physical space,
artist, performance, spectating, sound, community, etc, as opposed to the
individual, more introverted, and obviously seperate experience of listening
to a cd at home. Looked at in this light, the actual performance
methodology becomes somewhat secondary. If it's a rad time, hanging out
with nice, enthusiastic people, listening to cool, engaging music in a
unique space, how can you even begin to compare it to listening to the cd at
home? Apples and oranges, folks...
I've never been much of an "artist", but thinking about it this way starts
making me view event promotion/production as a bit more artistic than I
initally thought...
chris
----- Original Message -----
From: "::dtnl::" <dtnl@digitonal.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 7:49 AM
Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
quoted 4 lines listen to geoff - he speaks the truth.> listen to geoff - he speaks the truth.
>
> this shit is always about the vibe of the place. our best shows have been
> in places receptive to what we're doing, and suitable for our music, with
a
quoted 1 line clear sound system and an up for it audience. and this goes for whether> clear sound system and an up for it audience. and this goes for whether
we
quoted 1 line were a full band or just me and a laptop playing off traktor. no amount> were a full band or just me and a laptop playing off traktor. no amount
of
quoted 27 lines gimmiks, visuals, costumes, cute singers or otherwise is going to make a> gimmiks, visuals, costumes, cute singers or otherwise is going to make a
> damn bit of difference.
>
> that is all.
>
> andy.:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "cutups" <cutup@andythepooh.com>
> To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
> Sent: Thursday, November 06, 2003 2:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [idm] laptop shows
>
>
> > In my experience, it really depends on the audience
> > more than the performer. I've seen highly "performance"
> > based shows that were horrible, as well as shows that
> > were nothing but music being played back that were great.
> >
> > It seems like kids who would specifically be into "idm"
> > skew towards some kind of performance.
> >
> > But personally i just want to hear something i haven't
> > heard before, played on a good soundsystem. If
> > performance works for the artist, than thats good too.
> >
> > - geoff
>
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