regarding shadow's tour:
i caught him and latyrx with jeru and de la soul in sf a couple of weeks
ago. enjoyed it thoroughly. why? because i did not expect a mowaxish
night of "headz" music, nor drumnbass madness, nor any other idm mainstay.
i expected a solid hiphop show, and that's exactly what i got. shadow is
touring with his solesides labelmates (not his "new" label, *his*
label--the guys he's been down with in davis, ca since he first put needle
to groove. mowax is the "new" label). they make hiphop music for a
hiphop audience. they do it well, as do jeru and de la. i wouldn't
expect the average idm lister to dig it, any more than i would expect them
to dig a john zorn show or a buckethead show or an afi show...
i posted a while ago about shadow's tour, warning that those not of a
hiphop persuasion might be disappointed with the show. looks like i was
right. anyway, any disappointment you experienced is, imo, a result of
your own misunderstanding of the show you attended--not of any
shortcomings of these artists or lack of "respect" for the audience by
mowax (who weren't even involved as far as i kno) or anyone else.
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