Don't we go here every couple of months... But if you want names...
Surgeon/Female/Regis/Guy Called Gerald/Claude Young/Paula Temple/Kraftwerk/Throbbing Gristle/Coil and so on... Stop looking at the DJ and focus on what comes out of the speakers and we are all laughing at Kraftwerk being called a gimmick - jeeeshhhh Welcome to the future, stop living in the past... Martin Dust > > > > On 24 Jun 2004, at 07:27, Simon Hindle wrote: > >> So I've been having a bit of a discussion on a local messageboard about >> laptop performances. >> >> By and large, they're really BORING. It looks like people are checking >> their email. Or, if they're bopping along, it looks like they're >> checking important email but really need to go to the toilet. >> >> What's the solution? Name some laptop performances you've seen that >> were really good SHOWS. And say why they were. Is it really simply a >> case of having stellar visuals as well, or is there a whole new >> paradigm >> out there for this type of performance? >> >> I liked Kraftwerk's minimal-movement-black-suits-and-plinths affair, >> but that sorta ties in with their aesthetic, and I heard Aphex Twin did >> a show where he just lay on the floor and twiddled with the laptop - no >> effort at all. That appeals to me in a twisted way but is somewhat >> gimmicky. >> >> I personally wonder if laptop performances are more suited to more >> artistic interpretations - ie having a gig in an office, with extras >> sat >> at desks with PCs as well, and only one of them is the musician. Stuff >> like that. >> > >
