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(idm) Live Review: Gescom & :Sophie and Franz:

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1996-05-01 19:05g3 (idm) Live Review: Gescom & :Sophie and Franz:
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1996-05-01 19:05g3This is one of my posts from a few days back which didn't get 'through' for some reason. >
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(idm) Live Review: Gescom & :Sophie and Franz:
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This is one of my posts from a few days back which didn't get 'through' for some reason.
quoted 7 lines Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:17:59 +0100>Date: Mon, 29 Apr 1996 00:17:59 +0100 >To: idm >From: g3 <g3@warp-net.org> >Subject: Live Review: Gescom & :Sophie and Franz: > > >It was nice to be back in Newcastle (if only for a few hours) and it was
especially nice 'cos I got to see a rather special one off live gig. I'll admit to not knowing much about :Sophie and Franz: (the artists fromerly known as Zoviet*France) but I do know they've been doing their thing in Newcastle for quite some time and that Autechre's Sean and Rob are big fans. Hence the gig.
quoted 2 lines Venue was the Live Theatre down on the Quayside. I was totally> >Venue was the Live Theatre down on the Quayside. I was totally
disorientated when I arrived, hushed silence filled the small studio style theatre, about 100 people sat on chairs around tables, cafe style, whilst above a similar number perched on cinema seats at balcony level. No one spoke, no one moved, I whispered my order at the bar.
quoted 3 lines Knelt in front of ceiling to floor drapes were Sean and Rob and the two> > >Knelt in front of ceiling to floor drapes were Sean and Rob and the two
:Sophie and Franz: guys, in front of them were various keyboards, samplers, microphones, tin whistles, sawn off digeridoo sand shaker thingies, lots of cable and the crowd.
quoted 4 lines The crowd were listening. Intently. For this was to be a listening experience.> >The crowd were listening. Intently. For this was to be a listening experience. > >Far from the violence of the Tri Repetour, Ae, as Gescom combined forces
with the super ambient :Sophie and Franz: to provide about 1.5 hours of total head food. Gescom's subtle beats and rhythms empowered the ambience suggested by :Sophie and Franz:'s organic sounds, sliding sand, echoed and filtered whistles, hand claps and weather reports.
quoted 2 lines The set was one continuous (and I feel partly improvised) piece, that had> >The set was one continuous (and I feel partly improvised) piece, that had
the whole crowd undecourously screamingly for more.
quoted 5 lines Very impressive.> >Very impressive. > >g. >