From Simon Paul Sent Thu, Aug 6th 1998, 00:55
From Simon Paul Sent Thu, Aug 6th 1998, 00:55
xxxxx.xxxxxxxxx@xxxxxxxxxxx.xxx wrote: > I'd say I'd have to agree wholeheartedly with the below comments. I > myself saw Autechre in Jan. 96 in NYC, and I too was put off by what I > think of as just wanking to fuck with the crowd, i.e. "try and figure > out what song _this_ is!!!" that's the fun of it. > I'm sorry, but that's what going to a > concert is _not_ about. When you go to a show, you're hoping to enjoy > a band's music with people who also enjoy it, a party put on by the > band itself. well no, that's why _you_ go to a show...that's not why _I_ go. I didn't see unhappy people there, they were just a tad too static.there was still uproarious applause at the end of each "song". > Now I'm no fan of bands that do verbatim renditions of > recorded material, I find that fairly uninteresting in itself. But > the Orb is a good example of an electronic group that manages to remix > their songs for live performance, making them new and exciting, yet > keeping them recognizable at the same time. very true they are brilliant live, but that's how _they_ perform. > Yet Autechre seems to > have decided that in order to be taken seriously "live" they have to > completely remake all their songs with virtually nothing remaining > from the originals. This may make them feel like they're s00perk00l > and may satisfy the trainspotters in the audience, but for the vast > majority who's seeking a more visceral thrill, it simply seems > pretentious, a bunch of techno-geeks pulling noise out of their arses. or maybe they like to mix things up a bit to keep it interesting for _them_. again I'll state that I don't want musicians(or any artist) to pander to my needs that's not what art is about. I let them do what they do and enjoy it or not, it's like having a whole new album, what's the complaint? > > > I doubt I'd ever go to another one of their so-called live shows. oh I will I've waited a long time to see them live .....anyway too each thier own.... spaul > >