Yes, it was somewhat of a dissapointment to see the crowd thin out, but
Devine blew my mind....that house track threw me for a loop...amazin shit..
quoted 140 lines From: "mthw.d.mrcr" <mmercer@kent.edu>
>From: "mthw.d.mrcr" <mmercer@kent.edu>
>To: idm@hyperreal.org
>CC: microsound@hyperreal.org
>Subject: [idm] {review} Richard Devine, Salvo Beta & Twine, 4.5.01
>Date: Sun, 8 Apr 2001 10:21:24 -0400
>
>Richard Devine, Salvo Beta & Twine
>Double Door, Chicago, IL, USA
>Thursday April 5, 2001
>
>Much to my delight I realized that Richard Devine was performing in Chicago
>while I
>happened to be visiting friends in the city this past weekend (Thurs
>actually). Opening
>for Devine were Chicago's Salvo Beta (who organized the show alongside
>their
>label
>Some Odd Pilot) and Cleveland's Twine.
>
>Local DJs filled in the gaps between sets, but the Double Door is pretty
>organized so
>they had the show running smoothly, regardless of how unfriendly they
>sometimes were
>to their guests. Twine was the first act to perform, and Greg (it was just
>Greg this time)
>played for about an hour. His set consisted of dense atmospheres and mildly
>unsettling
>ambience sandwiched between two more rhythmic pieces. The crowd was still
>filtering in
>for about the first half of Twine's set but as the volume increased
>progressively, more
>and more people stopped talking and migrated toward the stage. Those
>unfamiliar with
>Twine's material, or those who haven't heard them in some time will want to
>check out
>their upcoming releases on Komplott and Hefty later this year, as they've
>certainly come
>a long way. It's now a rather unpredictable collage of staggered beats,
>thick
>drones,
>manipulated samples and serene, electroacoustic ambience.... that
>description
>sounds
>like bad marketing fodder, but check it out and you'll see what I mean.
>
>Salvo Beta seemed to get the crowd going the most, and I assumed based on
>the
>crowd
>response, as well as the amount of people who left after their set, that
>they
>had many
>friends in the audience. I had never heard them before, and I still have
>yet
>to hear a
>recording of their tracks, but at various times I was reminded of big beat
>acts like newer
>Meat Beat Manifesto, Crystal Method or Chemical Brothers, which is more a
>compliment
>than a negative comparison, as this band could hold its own to any of these
>more
>established high profile acts. Not everything was big beat by numbers
>though,
>and they
>have a lot of potential to take their sound to the next level. Their live
>set
>up was a trio,
>with live drums (not always in time, but who cares, it made it more
>interesting for me
>anyway), laptop and various effects, etc. They definitely had the rock star
>sort of
>presence on stage, but it was obvious that these guys have fun doing what
>they
>do,
>which I can appreciate. I liked that they could flow between big beat,
>straight up techno,
>pseudo-rock stuff, and more experimental timestretched noise and
>glitchiness
>pretty
>seamlessly.
>
>Richard Devine took the stage last. I was disappointed by the small crowd
>remaining for
>his set, as at least a third of the audience had left by this point. He
>stood
>behind two
>laptops (G3 and PC, to put an end to the platform argument) and started
>with a
>rather
>loud abrasive smattering of his trademark machinelike rhythms. He
>continually
>motioned
>to the sound desk to make it louder, louder, louder, louder.... needless to
>say I was glad
>I had earplugs in. As anyone might have expected, Devine tended to
>alternate
>between
>ultra-scientific syncopated beats and completely warped DSP material. It
>was
>somewhat
>amusing to watch people try to dance, although many of his rhythmic tracks
>were slightly
>less bewildering than the material on "Lipswitch." He finished up with a
>straight up
>tech-house track that blew everyone away, and probably by that point it was
>a
>welcome
>return to a familiar 4-4 bass beat :-) In any case, Devine's live set blew
>me
>away. Those
>skeptics regarding his newer releases would do well to at least experience
>it
>on a
>capable sound PA.... or at the very least, turn your stereo up very loud
>the
>next time you
>give it a spin; this music definitely sounds better LOUD.
>
>
>If you have the opportunity to see any of these acts anytime soon, I highly
>recommend
>it, especially Devine or Twine.
>
>
>
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