Re: [microsound] laptops live at the ica.

["j.frede" <jfrede@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Mika didnt actually use a laptop at this show did he?? i spoke with him last
December in Valencia, Spain and he said he didnt even own a computer.
j.frede

----- Original Message -----
From: "Andrew Shires" <andrew.shires@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "microsound" <microsound@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 2:13 AM
Subject: [microsound] laptops live at the ica.


>
> Ernest Fasanya writes:
> > did anyone else see ikeda, nicolai and vainio do their 'laptops
> > live' on tuesday at the ica in london?
>
> Yes.
>
> > if so, do you have any idea how the visuals were achieved?
>
> Nope.  But I thought they were excellent.  Some sort of oscilloscope
> principle was involved, I assume, and it seemed to me that the image
> had three parts corresponding to each of member the trio, each of
> which would react to their music.
>
> > i found it a fascinating, very nicely judged set which managed to be
> > both pounding and precise at the same time.
>
> Definitely a successful collaboration, and one I really enjoyed --
> best gig I've seen in a while -- but I did feel it leant
> disproportionately towards Mika's Panasonic sound.  Mind you, maybe
> that's no bad thing since (as usual) there were plenty of people
> gobbing during the performance and a quieter set would have been
> spoiled.
>
>
>
>
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