Re: Chicago feedback

[Toby G <carpet8@mac.com>]

I think it's cool.  I like the idea of the audience simply conversing with 
the players without pretension.

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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Daryl Shawn" <highhorse@mhorse.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 2010 7:32 PM
Subject: Chicago feedback


> This is tangentially related...possibly interesting. I did a loopy 
>improv 
> set w/my tape decks last night in Chicago, at a very open-minded 
> establishment called Ronny's. One of the other acts playing, called 
> Sunglasses, had a fascinating approach. They had a couple of cheap 
>Yamaha 
> keyboards, plus two or three pedals each, mainly delays and some fuzz. 
> Their set started with both of them playing a few massive notes on the 
> keys, then twiddling knobs for a moment, then they simply stepped back 
> from their gear, grabbed their beers and simply let the echoes die down, 
> listening along with the crowd. Not only was it interesting musically, 
> hearing different things emerge as the delays overlapped and faded away 
>at 
> different rates, but somehow it was fascinating to watch them...listen. 
>I 
> can't quite explain it, but there was something great about these two 
>guys 
> simply drinking some beer and being totally absorbed in the sound they'd 
> created. They nodded their heads a bit, even chatted for a second about 
> what was going on, then simply closed their eyes and waited along with 
>the 
> rest of us for the ten minutes or so until all sound had disappeared.
>
> Definitely made me think about what makes a good performance, because 
>this 
> went against most rules that I know. Unlikely as it sounds, their shtick 
> totally worked for me, on many levels, I think because they clearly knew 
> what they were going for, and were intently involved in it, even if more 
> as listener than performer.
>
> For a longer description, here's my tour diary (the earlier dates have 
>yet 
> to be filled in).. http://www.swanwelder.com/tour/spring10.htm
>
> Daryl Shawn
> www.swanwelder.com
> www.chinapaintingmusic.com
>
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