Peter:
I couldn't agree more. In fact as a video/CGI artist I am
currently pursuing that very idea.(don't mind the hype :-)
What the visuals create is a completion of the ambience/"scape" that
goes with listening to this type of music. I don't think that you can
expect from a sound manipulator in the electronic vein to perform in the
same way that a more traditional musician would. By being experimental
there is no good reason not to carry that into the experience of a gig.
For me this is that visualartist a sort of visual landscaper ( for
lack of a better word) and this artist matches the visuals to the music,
with much more interaction than your basic "light show" allowing the artist
to tweak according to the mood as well as the nusician. The very nature of
this music is much more condusive to this idea as opposed to the more
traditional music (in any genre). It extends the experimental environment
to all aspects of the scene.
The creation of a larger than live visuaudioscape is very much an
option which could bring a new dimension to the music.
>Q-Burn wrote: Can you imagine someone like Photek attempting their
>complex atmospheres in
>a live setting? With more often than not shitty sound? With a crowd of
>onlookers who mostly may not understand? And Mr. Rupert sitting behind a
>console hitting buttons? I don't think dancers or a light show could
>save this scene.
Q-Burn:
As far as the situation of the onlookers not understanding... well I
would rather focus on those that do and who are there for the music more
than the "persona". It would put the focus onto the experience of the
show and the music. The emotion is be enhanced even more.The visuals are
as sensory integrated as the music.
T all:
I would appreciate feedback on this as it is a major pursuit of mine. In
fact I would be more than interested to talk further about it with
performing (or non-performing) musicians....and anyone else...
(maybe a little bit more than two cents)
-jb- --
Jeremy B. Hollister
imagemaker/aRt;st/Designer
jhollist@student.umass.edu