Steve Jolliffe on live performances

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:47 pm

What constitutes a good live performance in your opinion? What’s your approach to performing on stage?

Live performance is a tricky one for a composer, especially when most of your work is created through improvisation and careful editing. I sometimes feel it would be better to sit with the audience and enjoy listening to a polished sound system. Playing along to preprogrammed sequencers or watching people pretending to turn knobs to a backing track leaves me cold. To really capture the magic it needs to be a one off with no preconcieved crutches. I intend my next concert to be a completely live affair.

hmmm?

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Wed May 30, 2007 5:57 pm

one for the grizzlies methinks

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:03 pm

bigmoog wrote:

one for the grizzlies methinks

I think we might be making a connection that isn't there...but it makes you think

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:04 pm

agreed, depends how you read it.

Hobo · Post by **Hobo** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:09 pm

You hear what you want to hear. As you say, it's a matter of interpretation.

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:16 pm

of course, when I read it, its just an opinion in isolation....dont want to add fuel to any fire, so I apologise for my post

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:20 pm

bigmoog wrote:of course, when I read it, its just an opinion in isolation....dont want to add fuel to any fire, so I apologise for my post

totally agree mate, it's amusing that anyone can put their own spin on a short paragraph...hence why i posted it.

Hobo · Post by **Hobo** » Wed May 30, 2007 6:37 pm

bigmoog wrote:of course, when I read it, its just an opinion in isolation....dont want to add fuel to any fire, so I apologise for my post

No apology required old chap. As Andy has hinted, you can put your own spin on just about anything.

EDWEIRDO · Post by **EDWEIRDO** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:20 pm

I saw Steve Jollife live at a UK Electronica Festival in Sheffield, in 1984 or thereabouts - he was excellent, and if memory serves me well he played some stuff from the Japanese Butterfly album . Also on the bill were Neuronium and a stupendous set by Mark Shreeve.

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:22 pm

EDWEIRDO wrote:I saw Steve Jollife live at a UK Electronica Festival in Sheffield, in 1984 or thereabouts - he was excellent, and if memory serves me well he played some stuff from the Japanese Butterfly album . Also on the bill were Neuronium and a stupendous set by Mark Shreeve.

blimey that was some time ago mate. That's when Steve was still on the Pulse label...happy days

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:30 pm

bm wants to say: steve jolliffe is a genius and neuronium are excellent especially quasar and digital dream. nice EM

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:31 pm

bigmoog wrote:bm wants to say: steve jolliffe is a genius and neuronium are excellent especially quasar and digital dream. nice EM

I can't complain about Neuronium...I was in their fan club

EDWEIRDO · Post by **EDWEIRDO** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:31 pm

24db wrote:
EDWEIRDO wrote:I saw Steve Jollife live at a UK Electronica Festival in Sheffield, in 1984 or thereabouts - he was excellent, and if memory serves me well he played some stuff from the Japanese Butterfly album . Also on the bill were Neuronium and a stupendous set by Mark Shreeve.
blimey that was some time ago mate. That's when Steve was still on the Pulse label...happy days

I was obviously just a child back then Andy

Pulse: 'music for the interior life'.

I've been racking my brains trying to remember who else were there. Paul Nagle played live. Chris And Cosey has a stall

and I remember speaking to the lads from Altres. SJ was amazed I had travelled from Glasgow and told me he had family here.

bigmoog · Post by **bigmoog** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:33 pm

EDWEIRDO wrote:
24db wrote:
EDWEIRDO wrote:I saw Steve Jollife live at a UK Electronica Festival in Sheffield, in 1984 or thereabouts - he was excellent, and if memory serves me well he played some stuff from the Japanese Butterfly album . Also on the bill were Neuronium and a stupendous set by Mark Shreeve.
blimey that was some time ago mate. That's when Steve was still on the Pulse label...happy days
I was obviously just a child back then Andy Pulse: 'music for the interior life'.

I've been racking my brains trying to remember who else were there. Paul Nagle played live. Chris And Cosey has a stall and I remember speaking to the lads from Altres. SJ was amazed I had travelled from Glasgow and told me he had family here.

aha, chris and cosey, CTI ....velly awesome body of work

i also like coil

24db · Post by **24db** » Wed May 30, 2007 9:35 pm

EDWEIRDO wrote:
24db wrote:
EDWEIRDO wrote:I saw Steve Jollife live at a UK Electronica Festival in Sheffield, in 1984 or thereabouts - he was excellent, and if memory serves me well he played some stuff from the Japanese Butterfly album . Also on the bill were Neuronium and a stupendous set by Mark Shreeve.
blimey that was some time ago mate. That's when Steve was still on the Pulse label...happy days
I was obviously just a child back then Andy Pulse: 'music for the interior life'.

I've been racking my brains trying to remember who else were there. Paul Nagle played live. Chris And Cosey has a stall and I remember speaking to the lads from Altres. SJ was amazed I had travelled from Glasgow and told me he had family here.

Ah that makes sense...the relatives bit.

I think I threw out my copy of E&MM years ago that covered that concert (probably a good job really as I kept all the other c.rap

), I vaguely remember that Inkey$ audio magazine covered it as well. They certainly had a nice interview with Dave Lawrence from Pulse records.

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Steve Jolliffe on live performances

Steve Jolliffe on live performances