Teep writes:
quoted 1 line how was that plaid show DAMNIT!
>how was that plaid show DAMNIT!
townsend is a great club, you have to admit it. lots of room, excellent
lights, boomin' sound system.
i missed velocette - oh well.
got there when Single Cell Orchestra was shaking the rafters. totally
different set from Miguel, completely dance oriented. unbelievably good.
he's so good, it's scary. tweaker shit and the drum beats come correct.
an excellent way to start the evening.
Space Time Continuum was up next... pretty mediocre set, all over the place
stylistically. from ambient washes to black-doggy-beats. not without its
charms.
and then of course... PLAID (aka The Anti Dog). well, honestly, i thought
it was pretty weak. some good electro stylee moments interspersed with a
lot of pointless wanking about. what was up with that
circus-music-from-hell track? and the jungle stuff was stunningly average.
again, not without its charms, but nothing to write home about.
dj mark broom followed starting off with a stellar mix of electro flavored
beats (including Tour De France) mixed with harder trance and even some
house moments. he kept it varied and interesting, impressing me mightily,
for about 45 minutes... and then... it just turned into straight 150 bpm
hard trance for what seemed like an eternity. he went from sounding like
he was working it hard to working in his sleep. blah!
claire (from clear) introduced herself with (rather predictably, i thought)
the theme from Star Wars - and not even the cheesy discoid version, but the
straight up orchestral soundtrack. after the sniggering had died down this
faded into May The Funk Be With You and then we're off on an electro ride
for a while. unfortunately, claire just wasn't mixing very well. she'd
tease us with a cool phrase reasonably well mixed and then fuck it up and
have to do a lame segue. her obligatory kraftwerk nod was
numbers/computerworld. ein zwei drei...
lest this sound like a lot of complaining, i have to say that i was pretty
happy overall. this sort of committment to techno is rare in the SF scene
at the moment and i for one was glad for the reminder that yes, there is
life beyond house in the club scene. the crowd was definitely into it as
well - a fairly good sized turnout for townsend. never too dense for good
butt shakin'.
but... oh my goodness... keep your eyes on Miguel Fierro (Single Cell
Orchestra). scarily good.
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