I’d like to point out to the LD list
several inaccuracies that were pointed out to me by members of the
electro-music forum in my report on em2007.
First, my observations were just based on
the performances that I was able to catch, and were not applicable in general. There
were a *lot* of things to do
there, and interesting people to talk to, and it’s not possible to take
everything in. In particular, there were several other sets built around live
looping, apparently, that I didn’t catch, and also I was not the only participant
to eschew video (about 6 did).
Second, my phrase that LD members should
consider em as a “viable venue” seems to have a slant that bothers
some people, who (correctly) point out that the festival should be considered
as an “event to attend” and really a community gathering, not just
a place to perform. I guess for me there wasn’t much difference, as I
came to both perform and to meet and appreciate the performances of others, so
I didn’t think about that. At any event, as I indicated, there’s a
wealth of interesting music there, live loopers appear to be welcome, and y’all
should think about going next year if you can. Even if you’re not
performing.
Warren
