Quote about a hugely popular indie band using backing track for most of their live show...?
I've no bloody idea where I read this, but I was hoping someone here might know. It was a quote from some knowledgeable musician saying that some band who were popular enough (Mercury Prize level, but not actual Mercury Prize nominees) actually used a backing track for 90% of their live sound. The guitars and things on stage added only a tiny amount to the sound. It's for an article I'm writing. Help anyone?
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Geoff Barrow's twitter
@jetfury
he went off on one a few months ago and was cryptically alluding to many sham acts
Someone started a thread
I think I guessed some
oh, here
http://drownedinsound.com/community/boards/music/4280424
wow, that was ages ago
so yeah, see if you can search barrow's twitter back to March 15th 2011
http://snapbird.org/
doesn't go back that far :(
I wouldn't say it was anywhere near 90% of their sound
But the two times i've seen M83 in the last year it's sounded and looked like they've been relying on backing tracks quite a bit.
I've heard this about The Drums
and also TPOBPAH, although I don't believe the latter case, having seen them live. I was hammered though.
You're not going to believe this
but when Dan Deacon tours, he relies on BACKING TRACKS! HOW COULD HE!?
mgmt?
MBV
Glasvegas were doing it for a while, according to a sound engineer I know
The Delays used to do it all the time too
two door cinema club?
Well they didn't even have a live drummer until they started touring the first album
so I don't think there's any secret about them using backing tracks.
didn't think any of this was about secrets as such
90% is a lot of sound.