well, you either have a person being the control mechanism (DJ) who can
observe the room, take in emotional levels, combine them with her/his own,
and spit back out something unexpected (like stopping the music and telling
a story to the audience that has some relevance to what's going on)
or
you have a machine take in parameters, numbers, equations, and mix them
with something that has been programmed into it (and a slower learning
curve) and then spitting it back out hopefully matching where an audience
wants to go
I was very inspired by sci -fi writer Paul J. McAuley who described a future
rave where multiple VJ/DJ people controlled extensive banks of bio feedback
sensors .. in this system everyone in the audience provides input and
everyone is able to filter and feedback the input sources onto the system
which is an interconnected series of sound systems, holographic projectors,
lasers and lights.
There is no specific centre to the situation .. it is a sprawling massive of
vibe
which he calls "the constant Wave".
It was one of the more interesting future account of a rave that I had ever
read.
http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue33/books.html
..
While I respect the right of a few aficionados on the list to protect their view
of reality around music. My history runs deep into the cultures of rave and
sound systems that rally the audiences for electronic music and I continue
to find interest in the ways that these communities form and evolve.
In my area, raving developed completely new music audiences and ways of
experiencing music. While this format may have become settled in recent
years, I still think its interesting to push and progress the format.
I know that the "rave" experience has inspired many artist in their work.
My approach is to continue to create new types of environments both technical
and social that can stimulate new ideas in culture.
The fact that this might present a challenge to the status quo is a good thing!
.simon
