I second this recommendation wholeheartedly -- amazing visuals and very powerful music. Not the type of thing I listen to much at home, but live they are excellent. Their drummer is also affiliated with the Br0klyn Beats collective, and releases unusually good experimento-electronic music under the aliases 1-Speed Bike and Bottleskup Flenkenkenmike.
www.cstrecords.com/html/godspeed.html - www.discogs.com/artist/1-Speed_Bike - jobot ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thursday, June 24, 2004 1:07 pm Subject: Re: (313) Laptop performances > > > > > for anyone who haven't seen God Speed You Black Emporer - I highly > suggestseeing them > they are one of the best examples of music and visuals coming > together in a > very concentrated/focused performance > because the video/film creator and operator is considered a member > of the > band, the visuals are just as important as the music > of course you don't need to have the visuals - you can listen to > them on CD > without them and you don't lose anything > however, when they perform they bring it to a different > level/plane of > existence > > the music and visuals converge into one amazing, stunning, and awesome > performance > plus, the stage is usually shrouded in darkness so it's hard to > see the > performers unless you are rather close to the stage > > MEK > > > > > Dennis DeSantis > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > antis.com> cc: > [email protected] > Subject: Re: (313) > Laptop performances > 06/24/04 12:19 PM > > > > > > > > > > Just to clarify - the most important thing for me is the music, > always. I hope I didn't suggest otherwise. > > But if I'm going to be on stage, in front of people, then I try to > takeit into consideration that there is, by default, also a visual > parameterto the experience that is an addition to what would be > happening if the > audience was listening at home. > > To focus on the visual entirely, at the expense of the music, > would make > me feel cheap. > > But to focus on the music entirely, at the expense of the visual, > wouldmake me feel isolated and alone. I consider it my > responsibility to > provide SOMETHING more than a recreation of my recorded output. > > That being said, <confession> I'm actually pretty unsatisfied with my > live performances. I don't consider myself a consummate laptop artist > at all, and I get really freaked out when I feel like the audience > isn'tgetting it. </confession> So any advice I might have to > offer on the > matter should be taken with a grain of salt anyway. > > -- > Dennis DeSantis > www.dennisdesantis.com > > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > Gosh, is what we are talking about a sorta DJ vanity? Like, if > somethingdoesn't *look* interesting it *isn't* interesting, no > matter what it sounds > like? I would not argue that the visual is totally unimportant, but > personally I don't think it's the most important thing - unless > that's the > whole point you are there. Not everyone can pull off good visual > art. I > know some DJs who are very low key but SO amazing. Kinda like the > way a > cricket is a small bug and it can make this loud, wonderful noise - > but if > you go look at it, it ain't all that visually exciting (usually). > Personally, if something sounds good I'll go look at it, but after > that I'm > too busy dancing to worry about looking unless it comes to me > (like lights > or video all around you). > > > > As long as the experience enjoyable for people (DJ included) > does it > really matter how you get there or do it? There's more to the > experiencethan just what the peeps on the stage are doing ... > > > > Lisa > > > >
