i didnt chime in either because i feel this is one of those flammable
threads like the hawtin ones, or the racism ones....floggin a dead horse,
especially when one is trying to lay down their opinion as law...
but im going to do it now: life electronic music will never be much
entertaining, it will never be much entertaining to watch regardless of the
equipment used. there is too much going on with "playing" e.music for the
artist to devote his energies to dancing/prancing/entertaining.
i personally think it is pointless to expect to be visually entertained by
the musician when one goes to see a live electronic act. regardless of who
is playing. just look at kraftwerks gigs.....they are fun because of the
visuals only - they could have been storeroom dummies for all we know...
chao
f.
----- Original Message -----
From: "robin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "313 313" <313@hyperreal.org>
Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2007 12:06 PM
Subject: Re: (313) could change laptop performances
I was away from my computer when I, possibly, fueled the explosion in
this thread so apologies for not following up.
I was going to apologise for feeding this potentially tired discussion
but I think this topic is crucial for how electronic music performance is
headed, and I mean both artist's performance and DJs. The line between
which is going to seriously blur over the next few years.
Some thoughts:
That MPC or Electribe is a computer. What sets it apart for some people
is it's intuitive physical interface and software that doesn't get in the
way of your creative thoughts. The stability of a single purpose computer
is also a bonus.
This Macbook with appropriate software is exactly the same thing if I can
make the physical interface to the software as intuitive and comfortable
as a pair of decks and a mixer or an MPC. I believe
software/hardware/computers are pretty much there when it comes to that
intuitiveness/physical interface/stability.
I have no qualms with sorting out computer problems live on stage (not
that I get that many, when I've dj'ed, demoed research software and even
given presentations). The ability to recover from a small computer
porblem/broken string/dodgy cable/broken needle is all part and parcel of
being a performer.
robin...
