On Saturday, June 21, 2003, at 5:32 AM, elle_webb wrote:
> --- In motm@yahoogroups.com, "konkuro" <konkuro@a...> wrote:
>> mikes wrote:
>> ....that's not performing; that's twiddling.
>>
>
> That's a good point.
>
> I try to get to any electronic music concerts I can, and find that
> many of them are marred by a lack of attention or skill in the area
> of performance.
Amen. There is something missing from ∗most∗ electronic acts. But not
all...
I think something is lost when you don't have to bang out every single
note on stage. But there are performers that really shine on stage
twiddling knobs over sequences. The Orb come to mind. Mixer + DJ +
Keyboardist. Man, I've never seen anyone ∗play∗ a mixer like their mix
master. His hands just fly around like a crazed bouncing monkey. You
can feel the music being mixed. Live. Mistakes and all. It's one of the
better shows I've ever been too..