I enjoyed the Blue Potential. It carried an air of ridiculousness that accompanies anything highbrow Mills does - the idea of an orchestra playing some of his harder records was faintly surreal, and there is something a bit daft in the idea that classical musicians interpreting techno music sort of "validates" it which I often feel is the hidden agenda behind these sorts of exercises, because ultimately classical music and orchestras are seen as the high end of the spectrum, whilst some guy pressing buttons on a drab grey box is seen as the opposite end.
Funnily enough, "The Bells" was the most enjoyable interpretation alongside "The March". re : C2 - I'd agree with JT - I think it'd be definitely more interesting and more importantly, dynamic. -----Original Message----- From: JT Stewart [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 10 January 2008 04:49 To: Frank Glazer Cc: /0; 313@hyperreal.org Subject: Re: (313) C2 at Carnegie Hall, well sort of not exactly a twist was it? :P i think c2 translated to orchestra would be tremendous. the string arrangements would translate easily, and imagining the simple basslines and rhythmic melodic bits played by viola and french horn or whatever, hot dang. i never heard jeff mills' orchestra experiment, but i imagine carl's being more striking obviously carl already has respectable experience with live music and adventurous instrumentation with detroit experiment but besides, classical music and techno music are a great match, they're both played by machines (excepting yo yo ma, who is definitely an animal) On Jan 9, 2008 11:16 PM, Frank Glazer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > i think you missed my point, but i'm also beginning to think you're > just a troll. For all the latest news and comment visit www.telegraph.co.uk. This message, its contents and any attachments to it are private, confidential and may be the subject of legal privilege. Any unauthorised disclosure, use or dissemination of the whole or part of this message (without our prior written consent) is prohibited. If you are not the intended recipient, please notify us immediately. Incoming and outgoing telephone calls to our offices may be monitored or recorded for training and quality control purposes and for confirming orders and information. Telegraph Media Group Limited is a limited liability company registered in England and Wales (company number 451593). Our registered office address is: 111 Buckingham Palace Road, London, SW1W 0DT.
