The music industry can be described in a similar way to a body of water. Though the surface can seem gentle and slow moving, beneath the calm exterior lies a constant process of evolution and advancing movement. Many bands are lost in the dark shadows as a skimmed stone always falls to the bottom of the riverbed to join the thousands of others who have followed the same route only to lie in a dormant slumber, perhaps never to rise again.
Technology’s advancement is exponential and soars to its peak with no hope of dropping down again. Musicians are becoming less and less of a necessity for...
There’s no doubt many who place Imogen Heap firmly in the category of ‘someone who uses gadgets just for the sake of it’ and tonight there is no denying there’s a feast of gizmo’s on stage. However as she walks on, wrist microphones capturing the sound of a rope she swings above her head for the opener The Walk, it becomes clear her logistical choices of how to make music is not just a gimmick. With most bands there is usually a cut off point, when my eyes get tired of watching a singer thrash away at their guitar but tonight I am glued.
Heap’s sound is somewhat left of...
Photos of Imogen Heap at O2 Academy, Oxford on 8th November 2010. Taken by Jo Cox – www.jocoxphotography.co.uk
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