OK-
I have been reluctant to take part in the back and forth about
Tigerbomb/Blectum/the SF "friendliness" factor etc. because as a friend of
the accused and a participant in some Tigerbomb events whatever comments I
might make are those of an interested party and therefore not all that
objective. That said, it really bothers me that people who are putting a
lot of work into making events happen now stand accused of "lacking
community respect" and, even more vaguely, "cynicism". What is cynical
about renting a space, making a flyer, and putting on an affordable and
diverse show? What is disrespectful about setting up events in which out of
town acts like Pluramon and Dat Politics and local noise/rock folks like
Hot Fucking Jets and Crack can play on the same bill with electronic stuff?
Exactly who is harmed by this? Now that Static isn't happening anymore,
there's a real void in SF of decent events with good sound- attacking
people who are trying to get stuff started again in the wake of Static's
departure seems counterproductive, and if anyone is guilty of "disrespect"
here, I reckon it's those who are currently using this list to indulge in
lite n easy character assassination.
On a musical note:
I have just heard some tracks by a New Orleans (I think) outfit called
Telefon to Tel Aviv which are astonishing- tight-as-fuck production,
analogue warmth, oblique noise shards- it's all there. When their record
materializes, expect great things. Apparently it's a bunch of quite young
kids too.
The Solenoid track on the KlangKrieg double CD "American Breakbeats" is
fabulous- hear at once.
Drew
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