On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 12:17 PM, mark francombe <
mark@markfrancombe.com> wrote:
> I have to just comment on this clip from Per and Erdem in Paris.
>
>
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_profilepage&v=6DWezuFTdgE
>
> Its astounding!
> I quite simply would have paid to fly to Paris to see this in the octophonic
> version if I had known.
> I have their SubCity album, but I must say, Im not a huge fan of listening
> to recorded abstract music, although it might be my favorite genre of music
> to hear played live. (abstract... god terrible word, I kind of include this
> in improv, but as I know this gig was based on SunCity (or the other way
> round) I cant really call it Improv).
> Although quite different musicians, both Erdem and Per share one important
> quality... and thats .. er... quality. Both in terms of timbre and taste.
> Firstly their tone or timbre is very distorted and warped electronically, I
> hear bit crushich and ring modulations and granulations in both of their
> sounds, but amazingly (and something I find very hard to achieve) their
> audio quality is very clean, almost antiseptic, very digital and precise.
> There is no hiss or grunge or sludge or muffled tones at all, its all
> crystal clear.
> Im sure Per would put this down to being all in the digital domain. Even
> though my set-up is almost a hardware version of Pers set-u, mine is plagued
> by cables and hiss and hums and distortion and level issues and impedance
> problems. I'm afraid I'm too attached to my boxes to change, but if someone
> were to persuade me, it would be Per.
>
> As for quality of taste, they know that its important to take your time,
> although they slip into some toe-tapping beats once or twice, with abstract
> electronic music I always feel its important to be aware of pace, for the
> user to accept that "this is it" and not think that its some kind of drawn
> out intro. When accepted, this music shines and I see it more like classical
> music, carefully composed and completely clear of ego and pomp.
> Pers flute is theonly thing that, doesnt quit "fit" into teh sound picture,
> it has a slightly retro feel to it, reminding one of previous experimental
> uses of the instrument, like Kraftwerk, Gong or dare I say... Jethro Tull??
> The references are a bit too much for me, a bit too er... ethnic... but you
> know.. musically I have to say it still fits wonderfully. It actually is the
> instrument that brings in the most techno part of the perfomance, the loping
> (not looping... look it up!!) 2 step beat. I suppose when an instrument has
> a particular reference for you, its impossible not to think of it... Almost
> like if Erdem suddenly whipped out a Didgeridoo, or Per some Bagpipes. (Now
> tell me, that someone DIDNT just think of a rainbow jumper and dreadlocks,
> and a guy in a kilt???)
>
> One thing Per, I noticed in your setup that you described to Chris for the
> Istanbul show (guessing it was quite simerlar) that you are using the GR55
> as a foot controller. Im very interested in the nitty gritty of that. Can
> you tell me, what controller are you using to actully loop in Mobius with?
> Is it all on the Faderfox? If you are considering the iPhone route, you
> should really think about the Missing Link. Iknow your thinking about using
> it to change parameters on the Laptop, but I have made a very simple iTouch
> interface for the CCs sent externally to the GR55. So you can have hand
> control of all those lovely parameters.
>
> Its here
http://www.markfrancombe.com/plugis/GR30ASSIGNS2.touchosc if you
> want it
> This all it is...
>
https://img.skitch.com/20120226-b4889dnwfdh5hi4xg9a3dg4gwy.jpg
> simple but very very useful
>
> Per and Erdem, please give me at least 3 months notice of your next gig
> together, I'll need to save up for an air ticket!
>
>
>
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