Did no one turn out last night to see Aphrodite spinning at Cubby Bear? I
showed up around 11'ish, and there were maybe 10 people sitting around
drinking beer while a few guys were spinning some of the most dense,
rhythmic hardcore jungle I've heard for months! Great set, though the
venue was a bit off. If Aphrodite had played a gig in Toronto, the
turnout would have been a helluva lot bigger. Is Chicago still hung up
about inventing house or something???? :)
Yadda yadda..... tons of record reviews coming when I get my turntable
back. In the meantime, the new Lida Husik record is mighty fine, though
it doesn't quite showcase Beamont Hannant's programming, it's still
(imho) a lot better than the Husikesque and Music at the Grange (sp?)
albums....
New Mixmaster Morris record is fabulous.... very laid back downtemp
electronics, a lot of voice samples (including a great John Cage snippet
talking about white noise) and lush melodies. This is going to be the
record to buy in September..... well worth the wait.
Bleep out.