"'Who says what is real and what is not real?' asks Argentine post-rocker
Pupito Helstein about his experience playing in Barcelona one night and
in the virtual world of Second Life the next morning.
The music
group Engrama, which he founded with his girlfriend (Spanish drummer
Lakua Arriaga) has fans from all over the world thanks to the
possibilities afforded by a persistent digital universe populated by
colorful avatars.
Engrama has been playing original songs (and
covers by Sigur Ros, Radiohead among others) in clubs and on
self-designed stages all over SL for the past four years.
The
band's followers have treasured unique live recordings (yes: approved
bootlegs!) infused with memories of sharing an emotional experience and
space (albeit one that is made of pixels perhaps, but nonetheless deeply
connecting to heart and soul).
Music transcends cultural,
geographical and sometimes even generational differences just as much as
an open-ended virtual world can!
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