»flux is an amorphous floating milonga«
Interview with Alex Orzeck-Byrnes
www.plastictango.com/flux
Q: what is flux?
A: flux is an amorphous floating milonga organized by myself, alex orzeck-byrnes (hi!). i've been frustrated by new york's dearth of "alternative" tango venues; to this end, the music played at flux will be primarily non-traditional and/or non-tango music. i value playfulness and the exploration of creativity in a way that is not overly circumscribed by adherence to an etiquette or tradition.
Q: non-tango music? huh?
A: not tango in the musical sense. but rather music that one can dance to using (and expanding upon) the skillset and vocabulary of the tango tradition (not discluding cross-pollination by other dance genres or techniques). i prefer "non-tango" to "alternative tango" because "alternative tango" implies to me an intention by the musicians to create with reference to tango--generally not the case. one can still dance "tango" to music that is not "tango" music, regardless of authorial intention.
Q: but if it's not "tango" music then how can the dancing be "tango"?
A: does the identity of the music proceed from the dance or does the identity of the dance proceed from the music? i don't know. it doesn't matter!
Q: why do you hate tango music?
A: i don't hate tango music.
Q: what's wrong with you?
A: many, many things...
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'Principles and practices' from the TANGO PER DVD
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Total length of DVD: 130 min
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Gotan Project Tracks used in »Knight and Day«
Written by Administrator
After "The Bourne Identity", "Ocean's 12", "Shall We Dance"... Gotan Project Music is used in a new Hollywood Summer Blockbuster!
This time, "Knight and Day" with Tom Cruise & Cameron Diaz.
Movie is out these day everywhere. (see full list of release dates below). Three songs are featured in the film !
«At some point the Tango has become static for various reasons. One of the reasons is certainly the tourism marketing and stereotyping« (Gustavo Santaolalla, Bajofondo)
»I think that electronic Tango is an attitude, not a style.« (Diego S. Velazquez, Tanghetto)
»Electronic tango is a 21st century vision of tango.« (Carlos Libedinsky, Narcotango)
»As soon as you have reached the correct distance to tradition, you are more open-minded for improvisation.« (Philippe Cohen Solal, Gotan Project)
»Purists are deadly for any kind of music.« (Philippe Cohen Solal, Gotan Project)
»For many young people neotango is the first step to traditional tango« (Max Masri, Tanghetto)
»tradition doesn´t mean the worship of the ash, it means the circulation of the fire.« (gustav mahler)
