Re: [microsound] mego (was: enough already!)

[are you there god? it's me margaret <tofu@xxxxxxx>]

on the flipside though, as a fan of the music and an audience member, i
always wonder why it is the norm for more "difficult" and abstract acts to
perform shorter sets.

[sorry if somehow this or a similar thread has been beat to death, i have
not been paying as much attention as i should have.]

hopefully some of you socal folk will make it out to "beyond music sound
festival v.3" at Beyond Baroque this weekend.  i am going to try to go
tonight (sat) and should be there sunday...  funfunfun!


chris.

On Sat, 29 Jul 2000 pita@xxxxxxx wrote:

> you missed chicago laptop trio BAR.
> and by the sounds of it you also did not catch marcus schmickler (who
> played on all dates of  the tour). due to circumstances beyond our control
> marcus was somehow not announced for the chicago show even though all
> communication from mego to all promoters in the us he was clearly stated as
> playing.
> 
> the dj in question was kevin drumm.
> 
> 10 bucks for 4 live acts and a dj is hardly a rip off, but sorry if you
> felt that way.
> 
> never fully understood all this length of sets/cds argumnents. is there
> some hidden quota as to how much 1 minute of live music is worth??
> 
> p
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> >well,
> >
> >it's funny you should bring up the Mego tour, as i started a thread that
> >(beyond my control or intentions) turned into an ugly mudslinging bout on
> >the IDM list.
> >
> >i saw Pita and Fennesz play in Chicago at the Empty Bottle. Due to
> >circumstances I got there around 10:25 and if there was an opening act, it
> >was already over.....? We then sat around waiting and waiting for (who I am
> >assuming was) Fennesz to start, which was alright, very noisy and kind of
> >dreary which I enjoyed, but also very similar to his CD release on Touch and
> >only 20 minutes long. Then we were treated to another long gap and then (who
> >I assume was) Pita, which began with some musique concrete sounding
> >material, and he wasn't on stage (i wasn't sure and still am not: was this
> >part of the "performance," or just material being played by the DJ or on his
> >laptop as a prelude to the show?). then when he got up there things got
> >pretty weird and noisy, which I enjoyed as well, but again, it lasted maybe
> >30 min tops.
> >
> >my question is this: why would anyone go to the trouble of booking overseas
> >gigs, traveling, lugging expensive machines (albeit just laptops), etc. to
> >play less than an hour combined? and why does it cost $10 for less than half
> >a typical concert-going evening? there were also long gaps between the sets,
> >and it certainly could not have been for stage set up, since they each only
> >used a laptop and a mixing desk, and it might have even been the same
> >desk... was this just to hide the fact that it was an incredibly short show?
> >
> >i did enjoy what i heard; it's not their music that i'm complaining about.
> >in fact, i'm still glad i went i suppose, even if i felt a bit ripped off on
> >the cover charge.
> >
> >pardon what may come off as whininess... i was genuinely excited about the
> >show when i heard it was coming to town. i guess i just expected more from
> >this particular event....
> >
> >my .02
> >
> >matt
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >>From: "virginia maryland" <hotlinegrrl@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>Reply-To: microsound <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> >>To: microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> >>Subject: [microsound] enough already!
> >>