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Main Forums => The Bass Zone => Topic started by: Blazer on February 21, 2009, 09:28:17 AM

Title: Never thought it possible that THIS song could be performed live.
Post by: Blazer on February 21, 2009, 09:28:17 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sFK0-lcjGU
The Art of noise - "Close to the edit"
This was one of the very first songs consisting completely from samples. A ground breaking song in it's day and impossible to perform live.

Or so I thought...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-o5C_d72vA
Trevor Horn "Close to the edit" live in 2004.

Title: Re: Never thought it possible that THIS song could be performed live.
Post by: Pilgrim on February 21, 2009, 11:46:29 AM

I found the original pretty unremarkable, and didn't watch it all the way through.

The Trevor Horn versio is MUCH more interesting - actual people playing actual instruments!  I was impressed by his economy of motion in playing and by his precision.

Interesting juxtaposition of cuts - but the second has the huge advantage of being live music.