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From: "J. T." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>exactly, it's NOT. i never realized how much the actual turning
of the head,
>moving of the arms, looking around etc, actually mattered, until
i had
>witnessed performance after performance of people staring
straight ahead
>immobile, doing things? i'm not sure.
its really up to the integrity of the artist as to whether or not
theyre doing anything other than hitting play. a true artist will
be blending sounds in and out, resequencing, interacting with
his/her music. if the person has no integrity, theyll hit play and
get paid.
>because there is a performance aspect when you go "out" to see
music. if
>it's all about the music, then what is the point of performance
-- bring in
>the pre-recorded mixes, and press play on your dats.
really i dont go out to hear music too often because for me it is
all about music. i dont need to be entertained, i can entertain
myself. i go out to hear music that is being manipulated by
someone in particular, i dont care how they manipulate it.
>i prefer what magas did when he played here -- plopped
>down laptop, hit play, and then jumped around and put on a show
-- to
>someone sitting there behind a screen doing something mysterious.
see, im pretty much against making a spectacle of yourself
strictly to get attention. certain people i can definitely vibe
off of (amp fiddler @ movement for example) when they put on a
show, but they have to have the music to back it. usually i just
prefer someone who gets into their music as they interact with it,
because their energy is transferred through the speakers when they
get into whatever it is theyre doing. ive watched venetian snares,
abelcain, and dan doormouse put on absolutely blistering dual
computer sets. they felt their stuff, for sure.
>yeah yeah but i'm not talking about "real" music, or making that
sort of
>simple argument, i mean duh i am into techno. i'm just talking
>presentation. a laptop has no moving parts and usually neither do
the people
>using them. it's just simply boring to watch, regardless how it
sounds. most
>dj's are pretty boring to watch too yes but not quite as boring.
whatever,
>it's just my opinion. i dont like the direction electronic music
performance
>is moving. production and performance are seperate arenas so dont
get me
>wrong.
okay, thats a logical line to draw. however i do believe that the
importing thing is that the music is being manipulated live. thats
what LIVE means to me. live doesnt mean moving around a whole
bunch. it means live sound manipulation be it a laptop, a
keyboard, or deejaying.
>why are you performing if you cant stand to be watched. yeah i do
go out to
>hear & SEE music, not to stare off into space or socialize.
i can (and often times do) just like to sit there and feel the
music and the vibe in the room with my eyes closed.
tom
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