Aphex Twin's remote orchestra (full lengh edit)

Richard James came up with the idea of controlling a 48 piece string section and a 24 strong choir by remote control, using midi controllers, lots of headphones and some remote visual cues, after being commissioned to write some pieces for the European culture congress in Poland.
There was only one opportunity for a rehearsal to see if the idea worked, it was in the morning, the day of the concert!
This is the result.

see the other Aphex Twin edits for this show here = http://vimeo.com/album/1735255

see all other performances from the show here
http://www.youtube.com/user/fixedmach...

visual interface design by weirdcore

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[yoymisauriculares]

As a piece of musical art: Interesting concept, boring results.

As a way of trolling the European culture congress: utterly brilliant.

[blackfloyd23]

Taking a look through this comments section, it is obvious why RDJ hates most of his fans...

[Max Email]

haha this is nuts

[certifiedpet]

Don't try to understand RDJ, he see's sounds and lucid dreams every night. He is not like you or I.

[zachenke]

i like the choir doing the mouth clicks at the end

[Dan Rogers]

It would be the same as if they were being directed by "physical" sheet music.

[david zeus]

I was there to and totally agree with what you said. Those that say it was great... well just seems like a case of the 'emperors new clothes' to me

[david zeus]

I was there....and it was

[jacksonBliftier]

it sounds like dying. and fucking. like being in the world's largest orgy where everyone is being fucked to death.

[SquareWaveHeaven]

I love how totally bored the musicians are, now reduced to robots being dictated to by a cheap MIDI controller with sellotape labels on it.

[Mauro Pinotti]

Not recommended after LSD consumption.

Very recommended after weed consumption.