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11/27/2007
Ten man orchestra from Finland plays only 303s
Here's Jori Hulkkonen conducting his 303 orchestra at the UMF Festival in Turku, Finland in August. The sound is really awful, and you can't see what's going on, but it's a nice alternative to all those laptop orchestras. (Thanks, oerfil)
Heh, I just saw Ricardo VillaLobos' Narod Niki laptop orchestra in Berlin at the Admiralspalast. He had 8 guys with laptops on stage, plus a live Jazz band. The jazz band played an opening set of Jazz standards, and then the laptops started going, and then gradually, the jazz musicians came back on stage and did a combination of soloing, and some prearranged loops.
It was actually really good once things got warmed up, and after the Jazz dudes left it settled down into a kind of maximal minimal techno -- loads of twittery loops firing against the kick and getting mixed in and out.
to me it looks like one of those concepts that sounds really cool when you see the flyer, but then when you get there it's as completely meaningless and banal as you shoulda known it was gonna be.
the "conductor" trying to dance throws the performance into a sham of a sham - it can't be taken seriously. Those 303s have so much more potential......
we did a 303 orchestra in about 1996 in minneapolis. I think it was 16 303s, DJ ESP Woody McBride organized it, mixed it and ran an 808. He did a good job, bringing out soloists at various points and varying the texture. It was a HUGE sound system, big rave set up.
What no TR 606?
ReplyDeleteHeh, I just saw Ricardo VillaLobos' Narod Niki laptop orchestra in Berlin at the Admiralspalast. He had 8 guys with laptops on stage, plus a live Jazz band. The jazz band played an opening set of Jazz standards, and then the laptops started going, and then gradually, the jazz musicians came back on stage and did a combination of soloing, and some prearranged loops.
ReplyDeleteIt was actually really good once things got warmed up, and after the Jazz dudes left it settled down into a kind of maximal minimal techno -- loads of twittery loops firing against the kick and getting mixed in and out.
Jori Hulkonnen is a rad dude,he's been around the dance music scene for ever.
ReplyDeleteSo is this where my stolen 303 ended up? :-(
ReplyDeleteto me it looks like one of those concepts that sounds really cool when you see the flyer, but then when you get there it's as completely meaningless and banal as you shoulda known it was gonna be.
ReplyDelete...alright i take it back, parts of it are slightly bangin'
ReplyDeletewait wait wait
ReplyDeletei finally made it the 9 minute mark and there are f**kin rim-shots in there I SWEAR TO GOD
Ha ! Missed a beat around the 6 minute mark.
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the "conductor" trying to dance throws the performance into a sham of a sham - it can't be taken seriously. Those 303s have so much more potential......
ReplyDeleteSo where's the video shot from the far superior looking camera in front of this guy?
ReplyDeletewe did a 303 orchestra in about 1996 in minneapolis. I think it was 16 303s, DJ ESP Woody McBride organized it, mixed it and ran an 808. He did a good job, bringing out soloists at various points and varying the texture. It was a HUGE sound system, big rave set up.
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