A Night of Electronic Music 2.0

ramechling · Last edited by ramechling on Mon Apr 23, 2007 8:05 am; edited 2 times in total

The unlikely setting of The Acoustic Coffeehouse stage was the site of last night's performance of EM that is rarely seen and heard in the Deep South.
Mahoney and Peck literaly filled the stage
with analog/digital/hardware/software and filled the room with their ethereal EM to a very attentive and appreciative crowd. Easy to see that these two have spent many hours rehearsing together to understand each other's available pallette of sonic surprises.

Mr. Mosc then bounded onto the stage to everyone's delight.
As he sat behind the mighty Nord G2X and put on his el-cheepo headphones, the crowd hushed. Grown men gasped and women wept openly as he began to play.... well, it might have been the beer.
I have never heard the Nord used live and was absolutely astonished at the seemingly effortless creation of oceans of auditory beauty and mystery. It was stunning, and those who had no idea what that little Nord had "under the hood" were no less impressed than I with the magificent sounds Mr. Mosc treated us to. Bravo !
The passionate and melancholy song he wrote, to honor those who were recently slain, was sung through the Nord's vocoder...
What better proof that all great musicians have a tender heart and compassion for the joys and sorrows of all mankind.
Perhaps I was the only one to notice that the footpedal, stand, headphones, and Nord G2X were all Mr. Mosc needed. No laptop or nearby towering rackmount goodies.... nope. Tear down after the show took him about 5-10 min. !!! Very impressive.

The Electro-Magnetic Duo opened the show with their twin theremins (and nearby black box containing 3 Moogerfooger pedals and an EDP). Add to this Mr. Peck's theremin and the total of 3 theremins in one evening made for a very rare musical event.
The 11 year old half of MDuo was so enthusiastic that they asked the audience if they had any questions !
Later that evening I asked him if the neighbors ever complained when he practiced ?
He looked at me quizzically and replied, "We don't have any neighbors....I live on a mountain."

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 1:41 pm Post subject:

Thanks so much for the review! Richard traveled very far to see our show, and we were honored. One thing: that 11-year-old was a boy. Hard to tell by the long hair and the first name. He was so impressive by an incredible maturity, poise, and genuine ethusiasm. He was having a blast and the crowd picked up on that.

Mosc was most impressive! He has made me rethink my equipment inventory. Although I will never give up my Voyager.

ian-s · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 2:25 pm Post subject:

Sounds like a great night.
I tried to catch this at the link provided but couldn't get it working Sad

Did any of it get recorded?

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 4:23 pm Post subject:

I believe we had some recordings. Unfortunately there was a bit of a ground hum, but perhaps that won't be so noticeable above the music. I'll try and post some in the next week or so.

Mosc's set had some incredible tracks. His vocoder piece was astonishing and poignant.

djfoxyfox

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 8:35 pm Post subject:

Agent D · Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: USA

Interesting!

When I lived in JC, TN I didnt know a single person into electronic music.

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:03 pm Post subject:

When was that?

Agent D · Joined: Oct 18, 2006 Posts: 6 Location: USA

Mohoyoho · Posted: Sun Apr 22, 2007 9:09 pm Post subject:

We've been playing around the TriCities since 2001, but we've never really promoted our own shows until the "A Night of . . ." series. That began last October. See Front Page section http://electro-music.com/

djfoxyfox · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 5:07 am Post subject:

blue hell · Posted: Mon Apr 23, 2007 10:46 am Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:02 pm Post subject:

Thanks, Richard, for the kind words about my performance. It was great to meet you there. Thanks for driving all the way from Columbia.

I took a few snaps and I'll post them on the electro-music.com gallery when I get a minute. I have tons of unanswered emails.

I enjoyed the Electro Magnetic Duo. Very much. Lots of fun.

Michael and Mark sounded superb. I enjoyed watching them work together in the rehearsal on Friday night. The music really came together well during their performance. I learned a lot from them.

It's great to see electro-musicians starting venues up like this in their home towns. It was an honor and a privilege to participate in this concert. Some of the locals were very supportive and encouraging. One gentleman said that this was the best entertainment value on Earth. Maybe that was the beer. Wink