Written by Enniv ZarfAlright, so where can I possibly go within minutes of hearing a new music concert by a music composition student who's currently studying abroad in Russia???
Answer: VIRTUAL ROBODOCK FESTIVAL 2008 IN SECONDLIFE
I got a group IM in my contemporary music group, which I did start btw to promote contemporary music and experimental music of all kinds! Well Ze Moo invited everyone to this what turns out to be a huge festival that ran from Nov. 19, 2008 all the way to Nov. 29, 2008.
Today is day four of the performance and a few people are actually scheduled to perform. The show already started at noon and will last probably past my staying there. I have other things to do too ya know! Well it is six hours long total today.
Well I was there at Nutski Newman's performance. It is absolutely fascinating!
Personally I don't know all that much about experimental soundscapes and how to make them. I haven't really dealt with electronic sounds though I have the equipment and sorta now really wanna be playing with it.
Well Nutski specializes in environmental sounds, soundscapes and long mixes as well as extraordinary music. HE has his own radio stream at: live.nu/altena.m3u.
His music is supported by graphics that are projected on the projector in the back along with a whole environment with smoke and other effects.
There are really no limits as to what contemporary music can be. I consider this all to be a part of the world of art music which is the same as Classical Music. It is always about Bach, Beethoven and Brahms. Of course this is definitely not everyone's cup of tea. In fact they do cross over to the world of Popular music as well.
But the soundscapes and environmental music poses questions about what music is and should be and can be. If music is simply organized sounds, then of course all sounds made by human beings in any conceivable way could be thought of as music! What is the limit and where do we draw the line? Maybe we should draw, and let each listener determine for themselves what the world of music should be and could be.
The Virtual Robodock Festival's music reminds me of that. Even sometimes I lose track of what I want to do and what music is. I get caught up with the freestyle piano improv that are audience friendly and pretty and forget that there are other types of music I want to explore as well. This festival inspired me back to pushing the envelope and going to the fringes of sounds and soundscapes and create new paintings of musical languages and thoughts and ideas.
Well thanks Ze Moo for taking me there, even if it is for a short time that I could stay.
Be sure to drop by the festival between now and Nov. 29. Whether you are a die hard Classical nut who won't touch anything composed after 1950 or you are a Pop music encyclopedia, this festival whether you like it or not will at the very least give you a new perspective of what music can be to some people. And it is in the end whether we approve of certain music or not, important that we are at least educated and have experienced it at least once, or even half a time.
Contact Jce Emoto - festival manager/curator for information about this festival.
Complete info at: http://dfm.nu/robodock
Until next time...
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