The weather yesterday turned out to be great and I went out for a walk in the afternoon. The walk lasted a lot longer than I intented because I got completely lost. But I didn’t mind. I have noticed a strange, lovely smell here that I don’t recall having come a cross anywhere else. It is difficult to describe, but it is kind of fruity. It probably has to do with the local trees and/or plants.
We DID have a small rehearsal in the evening. A laser show will accompany the music and though we didn’t play to the lasers last night, I did see some of it before the rehearsal started. We don’t get that in the classical world! A performance of Beethoven’s Ninth with a laser show should be fun.
Or maybe not Beethoven, but Scriabin (1872-1915), who wanted his music to be accompanied by colors in some form. Scriabin was an occultist who intended his music to be a bridge between this world and the next, a multisensory, mystical experience for his audience.
Since I mentioned smells: How would Björk’s music smell? Should we use incense in our concerts, in addition to the lasers?
Another matter: Some of us (maybe all of us) have had some problems with the time difference between New York and Reykjavík, and California and New York. The gig at SNL took place at midnight, which is four o’clock in the morning in Iceland! At Coachella we will be on stage about the same time, which is three o’clock AM in New York.
A few of us were already yawning at ten thirty last night. I should force myself to stay awake tonight so that I won’t be sleeping by the time we play in Coachella!
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