hey now, some of us go the extra mile and click the play button with our
mouse instead of hitting the space bar.
jon
tenandtracer
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From: <Jc105776@aol.com>
To: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2002 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: [idm] IDM concerts
quoted 2 lines Okay, since I make electronic music, I'll make another point. Playing a> Okay, since I make electronic music, I'll make another point. Playing a
> laptop show live, consists of hitting space bar on a software sequencer,
and
quoted 1 line turning some DSP effects on your laptop as the track progresses. Why is> turning some DSP effects on your laptop as the track progresses. Why is
this
quoted 1 line any different than hitting play on your CD player? How does this make it> any different than hitting play on your CD player? How does this make it
any
quoted 1 line more live? Hitting play on a prerecorded piece of work and moving a mouse> more live? Hitting play on a prerecorded piece of work and moving a mouse
to
quoted 1 line tweak some minor effects, and hitting play on your CD player/LP player to> tweak some minor effects, and hitting play on your CD player/LP player to
me
quoted 1 line is the same damn thing. Why should I pay $10 to see this? I'd rather buy> is the same damn thing. Why should I pay $10 to see this? I'd rather buy
a
quoted 1 line 6-pack and stay at home and press space bar on *MY* laptop and write> 6-pack and stay at home and press space bar on *MY* laptop and write
music.
quoted 2 lines If> If
> you're going to a show to pick up chicks (or guys) and making a show a
whole
quoted 1 line social experience, kudos to you. I just like music, and I find these> social experience, kudos to you. I just like music, and I find these
shows
quoted 7 lines COMPLETELY stupid.> COMPLETELY stupid.
>
> It's not that I want to see a rock show...I go to see live music to see
> another aspect of the music...something visual or at least a live
> interpretation of the recorded work. Otherwise, music to me, is an purely
> auditory experience. I never said I wanted some dudes rocking out. Rock
> music these days is mostly full of shit, but I'll be the first to say that
a
quoted 2 lines rock show is more interesting then a guy hitting space bar on a laptop and> rock show is more interesting then a guy hitting space bar on a laptop and
> moving a mouse. I'm not a huge matmos fan, but I'll say that I was
pretty
quoted 15 lines impressed when I saw their show back in 99...why can't anybody else do> impressed when I saw their show back in 99...why can't anybody else do
> something else as interesting.
>
> If they call this music "intelligent", then why aren't the shows
> intelligently conceived?
>
> -David
>
> i
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