Someone we know* once described an electronic music performance as being
like watching someone standing behind a desk doing emails. This is
something that even the most ardent electronica fan can admit is often
true.
Sure, the huge acts can afford impressive light shows and
enough lasers to upset commercial air traffic, but what can artists who
haven't already made millions do to make gigs more interesting?
Jack
Hagley, AKA Supermerger has developed a brilliant reputation for
fascinating, engaging and exciting live shows. The music is inventive
and interesting as well. The visuals Supermerger creates pulse and morph
to the music and are very much 'alive', rather than just being
something for the audience to stare at.
The emphasis with
Supermerger always appeared to be on creating a live experience that
connects with an audience above all else. So when a new Supermerger
album was released, Andrew Culture decided he had to track Jack down and
ask him some interesting questions.
This interview took place in
Rotterdam, and the sound clip you'll hear before the interview was
Andrew and Jack Supermerger talking all over a field recording of the
cool blast-beat making pedestrian crossings that appear all over the
Netherlands. We included it in this episode because it's a nice example
of the spontaneous fun and creativity of the Supermerger experience.
https://supermerger.net/
Listen to the Stuart Bowditch field recordings podcast:
Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/stuart-bowditch-podcasts/id1466958991
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/stuartbowditch/peterborough-station-240708-15
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5N9IQeD7uMT3GpzsDXGFf2?si=429aff543e694d37
*Jason
from Antigen Records, in case you were wondering. He even put it on a
poster to describe one of Andrew's Mawhrin Skel performances :)
