Rob Myers
2014-09-24 20:31:20 UTC
Following on from my query a while back -
http://thequietus.com/articles/16290-john-cale-live-review-interview
"This is no ordinary concert, even by Cale's standards. In
collaboration with "speculative architect" Liam Young and a group of
dedicated and talented technicians and artists, he's attempting to
radically recontextualise his music, aesthetically and conceptually.
His main method for doing this is by pioneering the use of drones in
music. "But he's always done that!" you cry. Well, here, rather than
simply letting notes and themes drift on ad infinitum, he's using
actual mechanical aerial drones. Drones that hover beautifully,
romantically and sometimes ominously above the audience as the latter
gives up trying to track both music and visuals, and surrenders itself
to atmosphere."
http://thequietus.com/articles/16290-john-cale-live-review-interview
"This is no ordinary concert, even by Cale's standards. In
collaboration with "speculative architect" Liam Young and a group of
dedicated and talented technicians and artists, he's attempting to
radically recontextualise his music, aesthetically and conceptually.
His main method for doing this is by pioneering the use of drones in
music. "But he's always done that!" you cry. Well, here, rather than
simply letting notes and themes drift on ad infinitum, he's using
actual mechanical aerial drones. Drones that hover beautifully,
romantically and sometimes ominously above the audience as the latter
gives up trying to track both music and visuals, and surrenders itself
to atmosphere."