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From:
tomi koskinen
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Date:
Tue, 9 Apr 1996 15:19:22
Subject:
Re: (idm) Jimi Tenor & Squarepusher Live
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quoted 10 lines Jimi Tenor is a true showman, a star who is waiting to be seen. His physical> Jimi Tenor is a true showman, a star who is waiting to be seen. His physical > appearance starts it all - black spangly suit, a mop of shiny blond hair and a > pair of heavy spectacles. Then he pulls down his glitter-covered backdrop > screen and proceeds to play. What is this music? Who knows. But if you get the > chance, go see him. The music is bizarre, funky and hilarious. Jimi plays the > sax, he sings and he just has a whale of a time. The kit he uses produces wild > squawking plasticky tones, and he just loves to pull off this trill sound. When > he sings, he sings about sex, and when he plays, he sings about sex. A few > technical problems interrupted the show, and at the end of his set he literally > walked off without waiting for any appreciation. But appreciated he was.
i just saw him sunday, for the sixth time. and man was he funny again. when i heard he signed to warp i was prepared that his sound would be incluenced by them, it wasnt. tomi