Experimental music TV from next Tuesday May 2

[Snarl]

(from my blog post - http://www.cyclicdefrost.com/blog/)

Wow. I am so excited. And shocked.

Our national broadcaster, ABC TV, has decided to make Tuesday nights worth watching. Starting next week at 10pm, we have a showsimply titled 'Set!' featuring a live set from some of the new and old faces of Australian experimental music. It is being broadcast in triplets - three weeks at a time, then a break.

The first show, on May 2, kicks of with an hour of The Necks. May 9 has 20 year old Melbournian Francis Plagne, then Anthony Pateras on May 16. Later in the year they have Oren Ambarchi, Splinter Orchestra, and many more.

Info on the first show - http://www.abc.net.au/tv/guide/netw/200605/programs/AC0534H001D2052006T220000.htm

Set the PVRs to stun.

[loopi]

Woah, thats really cool

Wish I could tune in... :(

[calico]

wow cool, if only it wasn't while i was doing radio. i'll have to learn how to use my video.

[twistandshout]

Loved the guy on the piano.
Sterling stuff.

www.abc.net.au/set

[squak]

damn. missed the show but streaming the necks now :thumb: thanx for the link.

[gymboxer]

so did many people watch the 3 shows? I missed the first one, burt was the 2nd two. Very impro stuff. (Like much of Fabrique in Brisbane for those who are here).

So what's your take on the whole impro thing? I find some of it can be very inaccessible, with the performers gettign off on it much more than the audience. I experienced that with one of these shows, but cant recall which now (i shouold have posted this weeks ago).

Whne it falls down, IMO, is when the various parts do not synthesise well. It is very hard to improvise well as a group. At times I thought there was too little integration to create something greater than the parts.

Wondering what others' experience was?

[Double Dare]

As with most things experimental, I loved some performances and some didn't do much for me.

I really enjoyed the Francis Plagne performance, and some of the Pateras ones (the Pateras/Fox one was amazing; the improv group one i didnt dig)

The Necks were The Necks; I enjoyed it enough but y'know...

have heard interesting things about some of the later episodes... particularly the more ph

[mattt]

Download The Necks ABC set at the linky below... 25 minutes @ 192kbps

http://abc.net.au/tv/set/1.htm

[crazy_tripper]

ah yeah i saw the first ep of this, it's very cool that they're putting a show like this on

[nic_zero]

This is from Oren Ambarchi's website. Did I miss it??? Was it on last night????

THE NECKS - Tuesday 2nd May, 10pmS
FRANCIS PLAGNE - Tuesday 9 May, 10pm
ANTHONY PATERAS - Tuesday 16 May, 10pm
ERNIE ALTHOFF + ROD COOPER - Tuesday 11 July, 10pm
OREN AMBARCHI - Tuesday 18th July, 10pm
SPLINTER ORCHESTRA - Tuesday 25th July, 10pm
HI-GOD PEOPLE + JIM DENLEY/PETER BLAMEY
- Tuesday 12th September 10pm
STASIS DUO/AMANDA STEWART - Tuesday 19th September 10pm
ROB AVENAIM/DALE GORFINKEL + LUCAS ABELA
- Tuesday 26th September