When the Lightning met Mono (&) Me

Having met at 2007’s FIM festival in Bilbao, Richard Scott and I were put into the uncomfortable situation of having to perform together, everyday straight for 8 days.  Fortunately the antagonism faded as we discovered a similar attraction to rhythms and loops.  But not 4 on the floor looped to death kind of soup, but rather the kind where you can never really put your tongue to if its a loop or even a clear rhythm.

To geek out a little on equipment, it was also a technological orgy of left-field musical interfaces far from the conservative straight jacket of a 12 note keyboard.  A marriage of tradition, yesterdays favorite with tomorrows ledgend, Don Buclah with Brian Crabtree, when the Lightning met Mono->Me…

Only thing that justifies our excesses are these visual treats of our only live public performance ever for STEIM at Mediamatic in Amsterdam.  As you will see, the performance was held outside the Museum because of some last minute hick-up when the organizers discovered a teKno party was about to happen concurrently next door…

The taster/ And The Rest Of The Videos