I've just watched the film of The Bays improvisatory set with The Heritage Orchestra. Really wish I'd gone now. I love the way they're pushing the idea of spectacle forward, creating a feeling that you had to be there, continually raising the improvising bar. It reminded me of Bobbie's wise words here and here. It's not a solution for everyone, but by doggedly pursuing their notion that 'the performance is the product' The Bays manage to dodge both the old boss and the new boss. Their music is neither grist to the old record company mill nor content2.0 to be monetised2.0. It's music. I like that.
I saw this band 4 years ago at the Norwich Playhouse and was really blown even though I wasn't into electronic music at the time. The drummer is simply wicked, I can't remember how many sticks he broke in that one gig.
I was recently trying to find out if the band was still around, but I had forgotten their name. And today I happened to read this post.
Thank you so much!
Posted by: hrishi | March 30, 2008 at 11:59 AM
Incredibly interesting. Thank you for sharing.
Posted by: Pablo Rosas | April 02, 2008 at 04:58 AM