Re: [microsound] Sakamoto/Nicholai

[nacht <nacht@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Very short review of the London Gig I posted to my personal blog couple of
weeks ago -


The stage at the Barbican was empty except for a grand piano and a stand with
two powerbooks, the backdrop consisted of what looked like roughly 4:1 aspect
ratio screen at about head height.

I've been a huge Sakamoto fan, and he's a huge influence on my dr0ne stuff.
Amongst my favourites would be his Anger/Grief EP, and World Citizen.
Tonight's performance was a very strange one - considering I was expecting
something more piano driven score recitals then I was a performance that would
have been equally at home on Ad Noiseam.

1.5 hours of nice deep sub-lows rattling the barbican, at times sakamoto's
piano skirting around the almost dubby bass. Other times the piano's is
drenched in reverb, filter sweeps. About 5 pieces in a driving piano drones
away in the lower octaves while digital noise builds from a glitch to a
throbbing homeage to power electronics.

The visuals were alright - at times taking cues fm the music, other times
played live. Some of the visuals were more effective than others. Sometimes
the visuals broke down into a cthugha rip-off.

My main complaint about the night is that with all the dsp audio, glitching,
and hte live piano I really could have done without the visuals. At times the
sound was stripped down to such minimal form - I would have preferred to have
had my eyes shut, rather than having to gain some value out of the visuals. My
other complaint was that at some points the Barbican sound system had trouble
really reaching down into those low-low-low-sub-los.


On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 02:50:47 -0700 (PDT), guiver ben wrote
> yeah the london gig was shit hot too...i'll post a
> link to my review when it comes out leter in the
> month. 
> 
> --- sk-1 <sk-1@xxxxx> wrote:
> 
> > Had the extreme pleasure of attending the Milan leg
> > of the Ryuichi 
> > Sakamoto/Alva Noto tour, this past Monday night.
> > 
> > Simply mesmerizing.
> > Different mediums woven together with unique
> > perfection.
> > Couldn't open my eyes at times- Couldn't close them
> > at others.
> > Beautiful, clean- sound sensitive visuals.
> > Dark bassy undertones under blankets of warm static
> > pulse.
> > Light, creepy piano scores- that will appear in my
> > carni dreams to come.
> > 
> > Ryuichi moved as though Miyazaki had taken over the
> > form on the stage.
> > I have never seen such relentless- mad-hatter type
> > possession on a 
> > piano before.
> > 
> > Looks of disbelief at the intensity of the close.
> > Everyone in the place must have been gasping for
> > breathe when silence 
> > hit.
> > 
> > Two encores of reworked BTTB flashbacks had us
> > floating like fools out 
> > of the building.
> > 
> > If you are anywhere near this tour- I highly suggest
> > you attend.
> > There are a few more Italian dates.
> > 
> > info
> > 
> > Sk
> > 
> 
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