first impression... I am so fucking glad I went. Overall, phenomenal.
The first two dj's.... off the hook, I danced my ass off.
Curtis Roads... a little too boring for my taste but a good transition to
AE... sort of made people settle down...
AE... I was one of those people who eventually got out and sat against the
wall right outside of everyone, wanting to hear the music but completely
overwhelmed. It overwhelmed me and made me feel like... I was eating
something way tooo sweet and rich and it was making me feel like i was gonna
puke and i kept having to eat more and more and more. Like a big hunk of
fudge. Yet this fudge was made so well and had so much texture and taste to
it...
Basically, the music made people uncomfortable. You could feel the edginess.
I think if you were expecting it to be pleasant... you probably were
disappointed. If you werent expecting anything and you just let the music
pulsate through you, I can't imagine how you could ignore the brilliance of
it. I want to go again!
Anyway, it was good to meet some of you guys, I am glad you found me. I hope
to see some of you at Phoenicia on June 7th... with Otto von Schirach. And
let me tell you that the Knitting Factory is one of the best places to hear
music in LA in my opinion.
quoted 47 lines From: Peter Schrock <pachinko74@mac.com>
>From: Peter Schrock <pachinko74@mac.com>
>To: anyone and everyone and <idm@hyperreal.org>
>Subject: Re: [idm] West Coast Ae Show...
>Date: Sun, 20 May 2001 03:22:20 -0700
>
>on 5/20/01 2:02 AM, Abstractmode@aol.com at Abstractmode@aol.com wrote:
>
> > The show in downtown Oakland at The Great American Music Hall was an Aw
> > Esome show. Being that I've been an Autechre fan for about 5 years, I
>was
> > very happy to see them perform live, because I never have. Their set
>lasted
> > about an hour, with a great crowd of supporters- I'd say a couple
>hundred
> > attended. Most of the stuff they performed, I couldn't really
>recognize, so
> > I'm guessing alot of the stuff was new or unreleased material. Their
>set was
> > a mix of complex beats with thin layers of melodies. Very hypnotic.
>Most of
> > the crowd were enjoying the frenetic beats, nodding their heads
>helplessly in
> > every direction. Some were just standing there, stuck to the glow of
>Booth
> > and Browns laptops, mouths open, enjoying the sweet Ae sound.
>
>yeah, i just got home from seeing AE at the El Rey. Simply intense music.
>I feel really bad for all of those who got to see them and didn't like it.
>Oh well, better luck next time.
>Overall, I would say it was the best show I have been too in a long time.
>It kept me fascinated with all of the complex textures they had. It
>drained me of my energy trying to focus intently on what they were doing.
>I was excited cause I got to meet Julie and Brian, Hey guys. Anyway,
>sorry
>to all those I missed, I hope you managed to recognize me there with my
>Green Lantern shirt on, I had a purple hooded sweatshirt on that probably
>prevented anyone from seeing me.
>
>Peter "Pachinko" ?
>- http://www.mp3.com/pachinko -
>
>
>
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