I think there were a couple of spots where the crowd got electrified and the
music was definitely loud enough. I agree that I would've felt better if I
could listen to it in a different context because there was just so much
thick layering of sounds happening. This was the first show that I've been
to where I didn't recognize a single track that was played. I've heard some
of their live recordings before, and although they always seem to be pretty
cryptic, there's usually a couple that I can clearly identify. I'm guessing
that much of what they played is from Confield (which still isn't out in the
states), and it's making me more optimistic after all the complaints on the
list. I'm guessing that people who didn't know what to expect from a live
Ae show would've been very disappointed. This ain't no place for them to be
playing all your favorite classics, so don't expect that. I wonder if
tonight's show will have a different feel to it.
TekDz9er
quoted 22 lines just back from seeing Autechre at Bowery Ballroom, NYC.>
> just back from seeing Autechre at Bowery Ballroom, NYC.
>
> Rob Hall, the tedious opener, chased the crowd downstairs for a few
> drinks. Then Autechre came out and played some pretty good (and
> occasionally great) music, but they never managed to electrify the
> crowd, which wound up talking loudly through most of the set (one
> could construe that to mean that the music wasn't loud enough, I
> suppose). After a couple of things with a surprisingly
> straightforward techno underpinning, they settled into their patented
> random time-signiture onslaught. there were too many songs of similar
> character and intensity -- drum heavy, uptempo. it was easy to glaze
> over. The few times the crowd roused to cheers happened at a couple
> of points where they finally switched to a slower groove.
>
> nonetheless, if one closed one's eyes, there was plenty going on,
> more riches than one could keep up with at times. no one does it
> quite like them, despite routine allegations to the contrary. would
> have been happier closing my eyes in a more comfortable and intimate
> space than Bowery Ballroom, but what the hell.
>
> k
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