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Le Tigre is not really IDM, but they borrow so heavily from Chicks On Speed that I thought it demanded some mention. This is an interesting case of reciprocal inspiration; surely Chicks On Speed were familiar with Bikini Kill before they made 'Will Save Us All' and then whaddaya know Kathleen Hanna's new band sounds just like Chicks On Speed. Le Tigre's first S/T album sounds a bit dated already; the new stuff, which comprises most of their live set, is on 'Feminist Sweepstakes' and as the title indicates is just a tad bit on the political side. It was a really fun show (but for the fact that, in DC, not even the queer community knows how to dance), completely packed to the gills (started smelling pretty funny in there halfway through the set), but electrocrash beats and grrrl rock still seem like strange bedfellows to me. Isn't underground dance music political enough without spelling it out on a projection screen? (This from a guy who is going to the Int'l Noise Conspiracy show two weeks from now) On to the relevance: Midwest Product's first album is good, but not as good as the live set I witnessed about a month prior to the release. I was a little disappointed in that the album is much more of the downtempo and atmospheric side and not as much of the Devo-Kraftwerk sound that I enjoyed so furiously at their DC appearance. Oh, and they don't sound like either Autechre or Radiohead. If you caught their live set you probably already own this (I should HOPE SO) and if you didn't you're missing out times two. Improve your odds today and give it a listen (but not while driving in the rain at 2am). I'm looking forward to the new Dead Hollywood Stars. You guys already know that you should buy everything related to Mad Monkey Records, right? Tom --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org