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Andrew Jones
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Mon, 18 Aug 2003 14:11:00 -0400
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Re: [idm] Flaming Lips
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See: Dino Felipe. Past Experiences: One man in Ape costume on stage, 2 women one in corset one in toilet paper lip-syncing to nothing. Women in question throw raw bacon on audience. expect more from the schematic showcase. more. Also see: Dan aka Doormouse. Past Experiences: To many to mention. See Also: Aphex Twin remember that entire not gonna show himself on stage thing and also the sand paper blocks in the tables experiments. - A On Monday, August 18, 2003, at 02:08 PM, Sebastien Dalphond wrote:
quoted 75 lines Agreed, although the Flips had it rough too, for a long time. That> Agreed, although the Flips had it rough too, for a long time. That > didn't > stop them from doing all sorts of stuff (surely not for the money), > like a > boom box concert (where everyone brings a boom box), or the car lot > experiment (people listen to some tracks in their car). While this is > not > something you can earn your money with, it's still fun and unusual. > > poussinfrais > > -- > Sebastien Dalphond > R&D-Hybride > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: EggyToast [mailto:eggy@eggtastic.com] >> Sent: August 18, 2003 12:17 PM >> To: idm@hyperreal.org >> Subject: Re: [idm] Flaming Lips >> >> >> Sebastien Dalphond said: >>> 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 >> -- >> eggytoast.com - eggtastic.com >> ------ >> it's in your grocer's freezer >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org >> For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org >> >> > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org > For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org > >
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