well put chris!
k
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--- Chris Henry <hendawg@earcandymusic.nu> wrote:
quoted 86 lines perhaps this is also a decent answer to the "what am
> 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
>
>
> > 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
> > clear sound system and an up for it audience. and
> this goes for whether
> we
> > were a full band or just me and a laptop playing
> off traktor. no amount
> of
> > 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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