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From:
Muffin
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Date:
Wed, 11 Jun 2003 08:25:49 +0100
Subject:
Re: [idm] re: Coil at Mutek
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quoted 26 lines At Mutek, it was Peter Christopherson on Ableton Live> At Mutek, it was Peter Christopherson on Ableton Live > and Thighpaulsandra playing a keyboard live. The setup > had their gear on a long table with one end facing the > audience, so that Christopherson was on the right and > Thighpaulsandra was on the left. Both came out in head > to toe (including headcoverings) white furry suits. > Christopherson kept his headcovering on the whole time, > whereas Thighpaulsandra pulled his headcovering off > after the second song or so. Set started with > Thighpaulsandra saying "hello, we are Coil" and saying > some nice things about Mutek and finishing with "We > were Coil" and more nice things. Thighpaulsandra > slowed walked around the stage on two different > occasions. The music was great, but unfortunately the > sound quality was such that the bass was farty at > times. I was told that night that it was because I had > been listening from in the balcony at the Metropolis, > but when Hawtin and the rest played the same venue > later in the week, the bass was clear in every part of > the venue, even in the bathroom. Christopherson kept > building up the rhythms, but kept things controlled > such that things never peaked. Thighpaulsandra played > a lot at times, while other times just added fills. > Have never seen Coil live before, so can't compare, but > am a big fan from way back and was great to finally see > them. Hope this helps. Andrew Duke
Excellent. Thank you very much. _muff._ xo --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org