SADU
Jamie is also a member of ambient spacemusic group
SADU along with Sylken's
Eric Hopper and Terry O'Brien from Anomalous
Disturbances.
SADU has released both a live CD and a live performance
DVD. Each release contains separate performances.
The "SADU - LiVE at THE PiNG with General
Chaos Visuals" was captured by director David
Sloma from a performance at THE
AMBiENT PiNG.
Visualists General
Chaos Visuals fill the frames with their live ambient light
paintings and the 5.1 DTS or Dolby Digital soundtrack will envelope
you in music.
DVD
Review by rik maclean of ping things:
"Directed
by David Sloma of Rockin' Films, "LiVE at THE PiNG with
General Chaos Visuals" is an impressive DVD representation
of a night at Toronto's AMBiENT PiNG performance event showcasing
an exclusive live performance by SADU, featuring Eric Hopper
of Sylken, Terrence O'Brien of Anomalous Disturbances and Jamie
Todd of dreamSTATE and URM. The DVD also represents the first
PiNG output from General Chaos Visuals' Steve Lindsey and Eric
Siegerman, the brilliant lighting technicians who have helped
to create such striking and unique visuals at so many PiNG events.
In
keeping with the idea of creating community through mutual involvement
in projects, it makes sense that this first DVD features such
an illustrious collection of PiNG-related talents. SADU is in
peak form for this performance, delivering some of the best
work I've ever heard from them. Admittedly there are no song
titles on the disc to distinguish between works, but throughout
the six movements that I was able to identify, each member of
the project brings an unmistakeable sound of their own to the
music while also working together seamlessly as a group. Terrence
O'Brien's guitar playing positively shines in this set, with
the DVD displaying an economy of movement in his hands that
seems incongruous with the complicated and wondrous sounds that
come from his guitar. Eric Hopper performs on keyboards for
this performance (as opposed to the guitar that he usually plays
for his own solo performances as Sylken) and he displays all
the same mastery and skill that I've come to expect from him,
coaxing delicate and intricate chords out of the keys that seem
to take on a life of their own as they float through the soundspace.
Jamie Todd also puts in a fine performance, the DVD providing
a live glimpse of his particularly physical playing technique
where movement and motion are all used to trigger and manipulate
sound patterns and waves (Jamie also deserves further mention
for his very skillful sound engineering on the DVD, most apparent
in the wonderful 5.1 mix available on this disc). It's an impressive
array of talents to be sure, all working together to create
some wonderful music that crosses a wide spectrum of improvisational
electronic styles.
I'm
not really very well versed in the art of cinematography, so
I'm afraid that I'm rather limited in my abilities to speak
to the cinematic quality of the disc. I can say however that
director David Sloma has crafted a stunning vision of the PiNG
with this disc, a wonderful and very professional looking live
work with multiple angles and very slick editing. In keeping
with the collaborative spirit of the PiNG, Sloma has also very
cleverly edited in additional footage from General Chaos Visuals'
brilliant lighting show which both highlights their unique visions
and helps to create a fluid and engaging concert video experience.
Certainly Sloma deserves recognition for his success in so effectively
presenting a night at the PiNG.
There's
no question in my mind that all involved with this disc deserve
a big round of applause for their efforts to bring the PiNG
to a wider audience through this live DVD. As somebody who has
been at literally hundreds of PiNG nights, I fully recommend
"LiVE at THE PiNG with General Chaos Visuals" as a
wonderful document that captures the sights and sounds of the
live PiNG experience. Whether you've been to a thousand PiNG
shows or none, if you're a fan of live electronic improvisational
work then you owe it to yourself to check out this impressive
document."
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