[microsound] live vs. memorex

[twonky yup <yup_twonky@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

mmmhmm. i am really not all that concerned about vs... or process. its the 
ends. however i do enjoy the peversity of using a particular application for 
unintended purpose.  as i have mentioned before, things like the looping 
playback monitor of sonicworx as it renders a sound file, turning a 3 second 
resynthesizing render into a 30 minute performance.

what i find amusing is that no matter what space bar application is used, 
the histrionics that accompany some performance. after playing recently 
(using live with soundhack plugs, with a short field recording, and the live 
room tone through mic inserts) i was asked if i was 'just playing back 
sounds' because i stood quite still while the other performers grunted and 
groaned and sweated and twisted knobs on their mixers, essentially EQing 
their space bar playing (i really dont see the difference between turning on 
a sequencer or hitting play on iTunes). i must mention that they were also 
adding very nice vocals with treatments along with their sequenced 
performances, so they pulled more weight than the usual idmish or drillcore 
acts. but back to the point, because i make a point of removing gesture from 
my performance, i dont appear to be 'playing' when i am (and also when i am 
not) while those who are playing back, appear to be playing.

personally, i dont care whether they are 'lipsyncing' or not, and i do find 
the 'dance' moves entertaining. i just find it amusing that, because i may 
leave out the Liberace flourishes, somehow i am performing less than others.

i see most of the computer-driven music as an extension of tape music and i 
am there to listen to the sound in the context of the presentation. i 
enjoyed hearing Earl Howard's multi-tracked, serge modular tape music in 
concert as much as his live saxophone playing in concert. i suppose if he 
had also done a little soft shoe, it wouldve added to the experience, but i 
do not regret that he did not.

so, which is more musical, Hearts of Darknesses flopping around on stage as 
his compact disc plays, or Ashley doing a jig to a miscued vocal sequence.



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