Re: RE: [microsound] 'the bleeding edge, etc.'

[Elisha <guitarristo@xxxxxxxxxx>]

> 
> > ross birdwise <rbirdwise@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 
> > >
> > >I was wondering what people's opinions on this list
> > >are about what is cutting edge ,or bleeding edge even,
> > >in electronic music today?  It seems like most of the
> > >people on this list agree that we don't need a  visual
> > >physical presence in performance, but I'm wondering
> > >now about people who are pushing other envelopes,
> > >perhaps people who have resolved the performance issue
> > >for themselves and now are raising other questions
> > >that merit, or are fertile ground for discussion.  I'm
> > >looking for something really mind-bending.

I can't give you anything that's been really "mind-bending" for me that's 
actually out there but I do have ideas.  One of the coolest musical experiences 
of my life was at the Wheatland Music Festival in northern michigan.  It's a 
folk festival.  The year I went there was an open drum circle.  I usually don't 
like these things but this one wasn't your average.  It was mostly young people 
of all different kinds, not just your neo-hippie contigent.  We played drums 
and sang and danced around a pole.  There was absolutely nothing about it that 
was pre-formed.  People started getting really rowdy and taking off clothing 
and shaking their bodies and making really strange noises.  I got incredibly 
high.  Anyway the idea is this.  you get a bunch of people together and give 
them noise-toys and turn the lights down a little so people don't feel so self-
conscious and then you play.  You have microphones run through effects and 
feedback loops and other neat things to play with and everyone just has at it.  
I think that would be pretty mind-bending.  I mean, have you ever heard of 
an "noise-circle"?

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