Experimental music
Went to a performance tonight at STEIM, a centre on the Utrechtsedwarsstraat for electronic and experimental music. Interesting, but the kind of thing that can become very repetitive and boring once the novelty has worn off. The first guy (TokTek) did some nice things with some huge, macho-looking joysticks controlling his computer (with some guitar and circuit-bending thrown in as well), followed by two blokes (SCHNACK) manipulating the sounds of a trombone through a laptop, and finally a girl on saxophone accompanied by a man with some strange, home-made things the fitted over his fingers that produced some spaced-out noises as he waved his arms around and pushed lots of little buttons with his fingers (Christine Sehnaoui & Michel Waisvisz). I feel really not with it for saying so, but I prefer a bit of rhythm when I am listening to music – dance to this you could not. I ain’t cool enough for this shit, and I’m not sure that I would want to be.
