Let me preface by saaying I was extremely disappointed that the bill
clearly lists DJ Food as performing, but no incarnation of the Black/Moore
team manifested outside of the Coldcut set, which I must say was as lively
as watching paint dry. If the show could be looked at as more of a big
house party/rave situation, it could be described as enjoyable (it was cool
to hear the album at such high volume and see the videos on large screens),
but as a "concert" it was a very lackluster performance (they looked more
bored than I was with their set).
HOWEVER, enough cannot be said about the incredible performance put on by
Kid Koala. Its hard to bob your head with your jaw constantly hanging open,
put somehow I managed anyway. Not only was he an awesome performer, but he
clearly had a very cool attitude; hanging out in the crowd between sets,
taking pictures of the audience duing his mix, and at one point forcing a
particular couple to waltz to a slow jam.
Both he and DJ Food are selling mix tapes on tour, the Kid Koala one being
incredibly short, and while thoroughly enjoyable, not really carrying
across his amazing talent, and the DJ Food one is extremely long, and chock
full of sweet beats. I was disappointed they weren't selling the "Yes,
Mate!" sweattops at the show, but it was a good kick-in-the-ass to order
one direct.
latah,
clockwise