you're exactly right -- i'm completely agreed on his stage presence, and I thought that particular performance was stunning regardless. I've heard BMG do Ableton sets before and they've been good, but it usually seems like the same general formula. on +31/313 he played a lot of the familiar cuts, but it seemed like he was extending things out differently -- and Sal played off this *extremely* well. Hearing favorite Ectomorph cuts like Ritmo Siniestro with a sea of reverb-soaked vox line and a tiny bit of live clave over the top felt like hearing an entirely new creation. that was a set where the stage presence did not matter in the slightest -- my body and mind were so lost in the moment I wasn't even looking at the stage. and the way he extended out the first few bars of Adonis "No Way Back"... genius.
- jobot ----- Original Message ----- From: robin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004 3:58 am Subject: Re: (313) Laptop performances > > it's interesting but a lot of laptop performers just don't have > that > flair that the best dj's (and live performers for that matter) have. > > an example of what i'm talking about is BMG's performance on the > +31/313 stage at Movement. his music was amazing but you can tell > he > isn't a dj (which he freely > admits in interviews). he doesn't have that presence on the > stage/behind the 'decks'. > > i've seen loads of djs using turntables that don't have that flair > either so i think tarring all laptop performers with the same > brush is > a little unfair. > > robin... > > > > 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. > > > >
