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1998-08-02 11:19Jeremy Axonuh, just got back from the OPera House. Nice set by Autechre. I don't have the new album y

From:: Jeremy Axon <yu214547@YorkU.CA>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 02 Aug 1998 07:19:13 -0400
Subject:: (idm) ae in toronto

uh, just got back from the OPera House. Nice set by Autechre. I don't have the new album yet, so I couldn't tell you if any of it was played, but there were segments of tracks from Cichli Suite and Chiastic Slide (I think). THeir set clocked in at somewhere around 1 to 1.5 hours. As in Vancouver, and i assume MOntreal, their setup was lit by three candles. However, they were behind some mosquito net-type stuff, so visibility was low. I'm sure the more knowledgeable and vociferous list members will be able to expand on this ridiculously vague review, but hey, I'm tired, and therefore won't get to Richie Hawtin's set. Oh, and the Subtonic Monks were amazing live drumming. In-fucking-credible. Balh blah blah... jeremy[x]axon breeyn[e]mccarney broccoli[fat]cat ================= "Reality is that which, when you stop beleiving in it, doesn't go away." - Philip K. Dick In life, he suffered from a sense of unreality, as do many Englishmen. -- "Tlön, Uqbar, Orbis Tertius" by Jorge Luis Borges

1998-08-02 19:20Greg ClowOn Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Jeremy Axon wrote: > uh, just got back from the OPera House. Nice set

From:: Greg Clow <stained@interlog.com>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Sun, 2 Aug 1998 15:20:35 -0400 (EDT)
Subject:: Re: (idm) ae in toronto
Reply to:: (idm) ae in toronto

On Sun, 2 Aug 1998, Jeremy Axon wrote:

quoted 1 line uh, just got back from the OPera House. Nice set by Autechre.

> uh, just got back from the OPera House. Nice set by Autechre.

Feh. I found last night's Ae show in Toronto to be one of the worst live events I've ever experienced. The evening started out OK (albeit an hour late) with a half-decent set of minimal techno spun by Algorhythm. But then the sound system cacked out, and the only sound for a good 20 minutes was from the stage monitor. And when they finally got it back, it sounded even worse than I imagined it would be. Theorem did a pretty nice set, but by the time he played, the place had filled up, and some of his sounds were so subtle that I could barely hear it over the crowd noise. And then more people arrived. And then even more. And by the time Autechre started, the place was packed to probably 2 times legal capacity. Between the heat, the crowd, the smoke (cigarette, pot & never-ending smoke machines), the crappy sound, and the generally innapproriate atmosphere for an event of this sort, I just got crankier and crankier, and ended up leaving about an hour into Ae's set (which was OK, but not nearly as good as their '96 show). Let this be a lesson to all Toronto promoters - The Opera House is fine for live bands or more "party" oriented gigs like the Ninja shows. But for an event like last night's that was supposed to be "dark & minimal", it was a very, very bad choice. Greg

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