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alex... i agree with your observation about visuals, to watch an electronic performance is usually fairly uneventful, one or two guys twiddling knobs and buttons, or in some cases just staring at an lcd screen, so...visuals are needed to keep the audiences attention, on another level...i know this from personal experience. greg Greg Malcolm/Chad Mossholder Twine/Twinesound Audio Productions http://www.inneraction.com/twine http://www.adastra-records.com http://www.mp3.com/twine http://www.zero1media.com http://pulserecords.com/twine 330.677.8332

quoted 39 lines From: "alex_tea" <alex_tea@popstar.com>

>From: "alex_tea" <alex_tea@popstar.com> >To: <c8@mail.ameth.org>, "idm" <idm@hyperreal.org> >Subject: [idm] Re: [c8] kid 606/lesser tour >Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:49:35 +0100 > > > here i am. > > 100% word man! > > lsr @ maria last year did simply blast my mind. > > he used one discman, one pioneer-pitchable cdplayer, one korg chaos pad >and a > > mixer. > > he had several beat-fragment cds and pitched and cuted the realtime in a >way, > > that sucked the energy out of the > > audience. > > outstanding. > > and all that without making one dance-move ;) > >he was doing that at the london show they did. i thought it was pretty >amazing. like proper turntablist skillz, but digital. > >laptop shows seem to be really hit and miss. i mean, they can either blow >you away, or be boring. i think if musicians worked more with visuals and >pulled the attention away from the performance, or the performer and put >the >emphasis on the improvisation and music, maybe ppl would get more >satisfaction... > >any thoughts on this?! i am writing a fanzine at the moment, and the main >theme is live electronic music, so if anyone out there has any opinions on >this please let me know. start a thread or something... > >cheers, and sorry for the cross post! > > >--------------------------------------------------------------------- >To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >

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quoted 5 lines i agree with your observation about visuals, to watch an electronic

> i agree with your observation about visuals, to watch an electronic > performance is usually fairly uneventful, one or two guys twiddling knobs > and buttons, or in some cases just staring at an lcd screen, so...visuals > are needed to keep the audiences attention, on another level...i know this > from personal experience.

Personally, I absolutely don't care what's going on on stage as long as the music's captivating. Maybe it's because I'm a musician, but I actually find it kind of interesting to watch the performers twiddling knobs and buttons. I can't stand spectacle. I like that concentrated, stoic style of performance. For example, I remember seeing Pole live and standing right in front of his mixing board watching him do the dub thing and not feeling bored for one second. In fact that was one of the most enjoyable live sets I've seen. Watching Markus Popp staring at his screen completely expressionless for 45 minutes wasn't that bad either. I suppose well prepared visuals could "enhance" a performance, but I still have to see any visuals in an IDM show which seem like more than an afterthought. But then I've only seen a few shows which featured visuals and they weren't really "pro". I'd love to see what Dumb Type does live. I have to say though that Aphex's oversized teddy bears were really amusing and did seem to make that show more memorable. The amazing music would have been enough anyway though. Andrei --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

:: I have to say though that Aphex's oversized teddy bears :: were really amusing and did seem to make that show :: more memorable. The amazing music would have been :: enough anyway though. On subject of big furry props .. an Australian electronic duo called Sonic Animation recently incorporated 2 guys jumping around in big furry suits a la Aphex Bears .. and their public profile has soared (nationally recognised as 'band with cool furry bears') .. although they pretty much stole the idea from seeing RDJ at the Big Day Out's concerts over here .. Anyway, you can't lose, it seems, if you have oversized puppets as a part of your live show. np: Sleepy - 'Foob'. beautiful track that will make your day .. download the MP3 from link below (@ Monotonik). http://www.mono211.com/content/releases/mtkmp21.html _______________________________ [ www.oninoz.com/thug ] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org