Sebastien Dalphond said:
quoted 11 lines It's a great experience, with strong visuals a la Boards of Canada,> It's a great experience, with strong visuals a la Boards of Canada,
> dancing fans on stage, equipped with fur costumes and big flashlights,
> huge balloons flying around, energy-packed Wayne Coyne (singer), that
> came up with so many things to say and show.
>
> Now I think about some shows I have seen in the past, like Clayton
> behind a small laptop, Vibert in total darkness, and countless other
> acts that don't give a shit if you're watching or not. I know I can't
> compare them with the music of the Flips, don't want to start on the
> same subject again, I guess I was just too excited about their show and
> had to write about it.
I'm sure if your average IDM artist had the touring budget of the Flaming
Lips, you'd see a lot more elaborate shows.
As it is, most of them end up sleeping on people's couches while they drive
crappy vehicles across the country (whichever country they happen to be
touring in). Only the most popular IDM artists qualify for airfare, let
alone hotel accomodations.
Which means that making sure you have dancers and visuals and lights and
other crazy things on stage takes somewhat of a backseat.
derek
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