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Topic 7: Art Sights: #9 of 10:

observation by David Hudson

Thu 01 May '97(01:58 PM)

Night before last, I did catch some Klangkunst, but down 
in Munich. 'Twas a  performance by Electric Minds' very 
own Station Rose. And a marvelous time was had 
by all. I'll be writing about this a bitmore and running 
an interview with Gary Danner and Elisa Rose, and when 
those URLs go up, I'll post them here.

Meantime, briefly, it went something like this: 
They'd set up four huge screens on which they projected 
the animated graphic work that Elisa does. The space was
kind of funky in that it was a café that actually
looked onto to the indoor court of a riding school,
i.e., horse riding. They projected slides through the
windows onto the opposite wall of this court. Add a
wall of mirrors here and another one there, and you've
got yourself quite a lot of swirling, dizzying
computer-generated psychedelia going on.
I have to admit up front that psychedelia straight up
isn't usually my thing, but Station Rose isn't --

they're more, just as your typical techno extravaganza
can often be psychedelia + some 90s twist. But Station
Rose go off in a different direction yet again.
They've developed their own aesthetic over many years,
and this is what comes across most. That they're
extremely tight and that the two of them together
produce this indescribable energy that isn't about
dancing your ass off, but is about something...
something uniquely theirs. Frankly, I don't know what
else to call it except their love for each other.

At any rate, have I mentioned that 

Gary does the music? That's what happens, essentially. 
Gary gets these sounds going, these beats and synth 
lines, and then the two connect. Elisa actually plays the
animations on a keyboard, a program that's evidently
pretty new.

All in all, a great, great evening.

read the whole interview at REWIRED

JOURNAL OF A STRAINED NET.

go to Station Rose LIVE page to get some text on the concept