Just saw DJ Spooky and Ben Neil live in Hollywood. The club? was a
different experience for me; there were chairs set up like bleachers,
on different levels of some kind of wood platform. So people just sat
and watched...
I guess this works for Spooky, who I think sometimes wants to weed the
weak out in the beginning by playing really challenging shite, but Ben
Neil had some really good stuff that had straight drum & bass beats.
Which brings me to my question:
Who pretends to know DJ Spooky's muzik? It took about 30 minutes, but
after he warmed up, he played some interesting stuff-acidic high
pitched static with far off hip hop and jungle beats, but honestly, in
the beginning I think he wanted to make his muzik as "unfriendly" as
possible.
By the way, Ben Neil is really incredible.. not only is his "Tryptical"
full length a must have, but he is incredible to watch live.
-d-