Gushing Lumière

mmmender · Mar-17-07, 4:29 AM

I'll admit to owning a bootleg of Robin's live show from La Maroquinerie - Paris (1 APRIL 2005). I don't know who made the bootleg but I have to say I'm so glad they did. Since Lumière wasn't officially released and after having seen him performing live with the film....you're left wanting to re-visit that moment again.

Those of us who've been lucky enough to catch one of these shows surely knows what I'm talking about. Just being able to listen to it all again certainly doesn't compare to being there in the moment but it's like hearing something special, something you were never meant to hear perhaps more than once or a few times. Yet here I am once again in awe of it all. The show itself is played out so uniquely with each performance as he varies the sounds, the timing and the tones, affecting the overall structure of the performance.

I recall speaking with Robin over lunch, after having seen him perform Lumière the previous night, and what he said struck a chord with me. He helped me to recognise and understand that perhaps this particular piece wasn't meant for wide release, but instead the beauty of it lies in the performance itself. It cannot be re-created, and recording it in some ways cheapens the integrity of his artistry.

Maybe I don't know what I'm really trying to say. All I know is that I suppose I'm contradicting myself because as I sit here listening to the recording I am content with knowing it's a mere attempt at re-living the experience of seeing him perform it live. In the end, I just absolutely love his instrumental work.

by the sea · Mar-17-07, 4:45 AM

So, he found out about the bootleg, huh?

mmmender · Mar-17-07, 5:26 AM

Yeah he knows about the bootleg. I asked him if he wanted a copy.

by the sea · Mar-17-07, 5:48 AM

I don't want to hear it. I'm hoping Robin will do Athens. I'd also like to see the film, you know?

bearclaw · Mar-17-07, 6:26 AM

id love to hear it as a i didn't get to the show in liverpool - but i get what you mean leesa

Clayton39 · Mar-18-07, 2:46 AM

I want to see that really bad. Tell Robin I will make him cookies if I can see it.

Mar-17-07, 4:29 AM	#1
mmmender Forum Founder & Greatly Missed ¨˜”°º• HELP CONQUER CANCER IN OUR LIFETIME •º°”˜¨ Join Date: Aug 2002 Age: 43 Posts: 37,504 Rep Power: 86	Gushing Lumière I'll admit to owning a bootleg of Robin's live show from La Maroquinerie - Paris (1 APRIL 2005). I don't know who made the bootleg but I have to say I'm so glad they did. Since Lumière wasn't officially released and after having seen him performing live with the film....you're left wanting to re-visit that moment again. Those of us who've been lucky enough to catch one of these shows surely knows what I'm talking about. Just being able to listen to it all again certainly doesn't compare to being there in the moment but it's like hearing something special, something you were never meant to hear perhaps more than once or a few times. Yet here I am once again in awe of it all. The show itself is played out so uniquely with each performance as he varies the sounds, the timing and the tones, affecting the overall structure of the performance. I recall speaking with Robin over lunch, after having seen him perform Lumière the previous night, and what he said struck a chord with me. He helped me to recognise and understand that perhaps this particular piece wasn't meant for wide release, but instead the beauty of it lies in the performance itself. It cannot be re-created, and recording it in some ways cheapens the integrity of his artistry. Maybe I don't know what I'm really trying to say. All I know is that I suppose I'm contradicting myself because as I sit here listening to the recording I am content with knowing it's a mere attempt at re-living the experience of seeing him perform it live. In the end, I just absolutely love his instrumental work. __________________ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Visualise whirrled peas♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Mar-17-07, 5:26 AM	#3
mmmender Forum Founder & Greatly Missed ¨˜”°º• HELP CONQUER CANCER IN OUR LIFETIME •º°”˜¨ Join Date: Aug 2002 Age: 43 Posts: 37,504 Rep Power: 86	Yeah he knows about the bootleg. I asked him if he wanted a copy. __________________ ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥Visualise whirrled peas♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥

Mar-17-07, 6:26 AM	#5
bearclaw Megalast Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Age: 43 Posts: 1,672 Rep Power: 13	id love to hear it as a i didn't get to the show in liverpool - but i get what you mean leesa __________________ thank you and fond farewell

Mar-18-07, 2:46 AM	#6
Clayton39 Lazy Calm & Cool zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Join Date: Mar 2004 Age: 29 Posts: 2,549 Rep Power: 15	I want to see that really bad. Tell Robin I will make him cookies if I can see it. __________________ Sleeping Me www.myspace.com/sleepingme

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Mar-17-07, 4:45 AM	#2
by the sea Grail Overfloweth Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,224 Rep Power: 20	So, he found out about the bootleg, huh?

Mar-17-07, 5:48 AM	#4
by the sea Grail Overfloweth Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,224 Rep Power: 20	I don't want to hear it. I'm hoping Robin will do Athens. I'd also like to see the film, you know?

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