dosc's actually based out of san diego (i think), and if i knew he was
there, i'd have been there at 8 :P the guy is grand stuff, really. there
was a post i was lucky enough to catch a while ago about him playing a set
on groovetech during jerry abstract's show.. quite good stuff. all
interested parties should check out his site.. there's a link off of
www.imputor.com to his site with mp3s and all manner of goodies.. his track
w/ halicon (another imputor? fellow) as liquid jr. is very much a favorite
of mine, and has been since i found it. out of curosity, did dosc just come
along with jerry abstract?
some have been talking about the lack of musical discussion/reccomendation
lately on the list. there's one that's worth checking out :)
chris: thanks for putting this whole thing on.. i'm just a bit miffed that
there wasn't much of a validation of a scene up around here at phoenixfest.
i know there are more folk out there. but, for those of us that were there,
spot on. my friend jeff and i showed up while not breathing was having that
setup sputter. it was so much a validation to hear marumari being played on
such a large sound system. i really hope the lack of a showing at
phoenixfest doesn't hurt chances of other nights like the one put on on
sunday, because i'd hate to see something like that die around here.
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Chris West [mailto:cpwest@qwest.net]
> Sent: Thursday, July 12, 2001 8:41 PM
> To: Idm
> Subject: [idm] IDM @ phoenix
>
>
> Sorry to post so late, I just recently got back from the space.
>
> All told the line up Sunday night included Diagram of Suburban
> Chaos, Jerry
> Abstract, E*Rock, Not Breathing, Lusine, Phonem, Lexaunculpt, Bad Pioneer
> and Pippilina, and Fussik. Since I'm Fussik I'll skip the review
> of my set.
>
> DOSC:
> I have to say, Colin was great. This fellow, who is based in
> Seattle, played
> an outstanding set. If we had known who he was and that he was
> interested in
> performing I think we would have looked into putting him in a more prime
> spot. Afterwards he gave our booking person, Ari, a cd and this thing is
> absolutely solid. His music sounds like it has a strong Funkarma
> influence.
> Very deep, heavy bass lines, with a dark emotive edge to it. Absolutely
> wonderful, I highly recommend his work.
>
> Jerry Abstract:
> Jerry was 1 of 2 djs we had perform that night. His work is
> tight--seamless
> mixing skills with a wonderful flow. My only regret was that he
> was not able
> to play later. I think it would have been nice to place Jerry and Colin
> after E*Rock. However Jerry was on a tight schedule and it wasn't
> possible.
>
> E*Rock:
> Though Erik had a nice performance, I felt his music would have been more
> suited to the beginning of the evening. He was a bit too mellow
> to work well
> following Colin and Jerry's set. I felt the energy level waned a
> bit during
> this performance.
>
> Not Breathing:
> Incredible set. After a frustrating 30 minute set up sputter,
> Dave and crew
> came on to seriously grab everyone by the balls and rock the 40,000 watt
> system. These guys have a seriously dark edge to them. Reminded me quite a
> bit of some of the harder hitting Speedy J tracks I have heard.
>
> Lusine:
> What can I say? Jeff is amazing. It was a treat working with him
> and hanging
> out over the weekend. His set was so much better than any of his recorded
> work that I have heard. This is saying quite a bit considering I
> love almost
> everything he has put out. Unfortunately by the time he went on,
> most of the
> crowd had left. Sadly the majority of the people that were left
> Sunday night
> were people that were not too interested in exploring new musical
> directions. Consequently they missed some very good music. Jeff's work was
> much harder and beat laden than anything I have heard from him in
> the past.
> I felt that he was exploring some new directions in composition
> and if this
> is a sign of things to come I am one excited camper.
>
> Phonem:
> Pretty good performance, but I have to say I wasn't blown away.
> Elliot is a
> great musician, but he really didn't take it to the next level. His newer
> music seemed to me to be very similar to what he has been putting
> out for a
> long time. I suppose I was spoiled by all of the innovation that night and
> my standards were high.
>
> Lexaunculpt:
> Holly mother of god!!! This set was the shit. If any of you have not had a
> chance to see Alex perform, for the love of all things beautiful in the
> world, do yourself a favor and check this man out. Loud, hard, tight and
> crisp. He has seriously grown as a musician, I couldn't believe
> this was the
> same person that randomly happened to come out to phoenix last
> year and play
> on a renegade system. His stage presence was spectacular, and his
> sound was
> fresh. Truly much much more than your typical space bar performance. The
> fact that there were just 25-30 people left at the main stage
> didn't seem to
> phase him. he was in a world of his own with his laptop and an incredibly
> loud and well tuned system.
>
> Bad Pioneer and Pippilina:
> Pip, I know you are on here, and I don't know if I got a chance
> to properly
> thank you. Your game boy melodies were quite a wonderful sunrise
> treat. The
> energy between you and Matty was great. Fabulous presence and such a
> wonderful way to wrap up the festival and blow off the steam from the
> weekend. Thank you very much!
>
> And to all of you IDMers that came out, thanks for finding me and
> saying hi.
> It was nice to put a face to an email address. I'll definitly keep all of
> you posted for future events.
>
> -Chris
>
>
>
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