Visuals...part of technos future??

[Jay Pace]

Personally i think visuals suit techno than any other form of music, Wondering what you guys thought about it???

my 2 cents:

They're like having good lights. Which few clubs do well.

Having good, varied lights & lasers makes the whole experience more intense, and can make an atmosphere charged. Having bad/no lights can make techno seem a little sparse and dull in places.

Or maybe I've just been left a bit deflated by seeing Mills noodle about on Lost's washy soundsystem together with their "minimal" approach to lighting.

At Sonar each year the lights and the ****ing brilliant visuals grab everyone's attention and create a sense of unity amongst a franky ridiculous sized crowd of thousands of people. When they work, they work well.

Bad visuals, like bad lights, are just a distraction. Like having a tv in the pub. You want to listen to what your mates talking about, but your eyes wander onto the silent football match being played out 40 degrees above his head.

If you can do it properly, and want to spend the time and effort then fair play and good luck. Its a lot for one guy to do though. Might be worth looking for a visuals partner rather than try and do too much at once...

[MangaFish]

tbh EDM is years behind the live music scene as artists like Pink Floyd have been using visuals as part of their act since the year dot.

I'm by no means saying that the visuals make or break a good night, but it's a nice touch that bring the crowd together and makes the night that much more memorable

[TechMouse]

Nine Inch Nails had spectacular visuals when I went to see them in 1999.

[Ritzi Lee]

There is a damn lot of work in just a 10 minute movie.

[Komplex]

There is a damn lot of work in just a 10 minute movie.

yeah thats it. and a lot of $$$ as a result. Here in Melbourne, the scene can't support this stuff cus there just isn't enough money going around, it tends to go up peoples noses before anyone ever thinks about good visuals ;)

[prozac]

good visuals add to a nights atmosphere I think.
Its important that the music style is in tune with the visuals, ie if your playing dark dirty techno you might want dark abstract visuals (www.zanlyons.com).
whereas finnish disco dancing goes great sync'd with minimal/italo. (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJj6d5QSYaE) it

[MangaFish]

Nine Inch Nails had spectacular visuals when I went to see them in 1999.

I'd love to see NIN live!
Heard they were at Glastonbury one year I went - dunno how I missed them