I don't think an audience really needs to know the intricacies of what you are doing in order to appreciate a performance like this, but they do(IMO) need to at least under stand that you ARE doing something and not just triggering loops.
That said... And this is just my opinion of course, I honestly think the music stands on it's own regardless of how it was created. In this case, the creation and performance of this stuff is incredibly important to the experience, but even without it, the SOUND is something that i'd listen to.
And one more thing... It's not too often these days that we can really talk about how awesome the Internet is, as it has all become so commonplace, but this discussion is really something amazing.. That an international group of people can see a performance, start a real discussion about it and then get input from the performer himself with no constraints of time or place.
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On Jun 22, 2011, at 9:14 AM, martin brinkmann mnb@martin-brinkmann.de wrote:
On 06/21/2011 08:05 AM, Ingo wrote:
All lines are played live. There is no pre-recorded drum loop. He is using audio looping only. The drums are played note by note.
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you are right, and after having watched the video another time, i agree to your observations. (and meanwhile it has been 'officially confirmed' anyway)
Well, I really don't know why there is a reason fort he audience to know what is going on.
at least i want to know, and i think i am not alone...
Does the audience have to know how a piano was built in order to appreciate and enjoy piano music?
no, but people know what a piano or a violin is, and at least have a rough idea of how it is played, so that 'understanding what is going on' is usuallay not an issue. this is different with electronic music. i think this article by robert henke
www.monolake.de/interviews/supercomputing.html
explains the problems we have with life performance/electronic music quite well.
bis denn! martin
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