wobbly just absolutely crushed as did /rupture (you go jace!). i
couldn't help think that rjyan-cex was playing in the wrong room to
the wrong crowd at the wrong time. a shame really. although the sheer
sonic fuh of the wobbly/rupture tag team will pretty much make
anything following it a disgrace. my picks were (mind you i only took
in thusday and friday day sessions (did ANYONE go to the night
sessions this year?)):
HIGHS
pretty much everything that happened in the sonarcomplex both
thursday and friday (gttcttatetc..., yasunao tone, janek schaefer,
oren ambarchi, xian marclay, etc...). what i always wished sonar
would be like... good sound, patient attentive crowd, nice video
feeds of handiwork, comfy room, alcoves. klang-kunst being treated
like any proper concert...
the orthlong musork showcase. AGF was very nice, very chill. full
swing dj sets, chris-timeblind's chilled set...
everything i caught at the wrong festival (sutekh, mikael
stavostrand, tons of amazing interactive software
demos/performances...) not excluding the wrong festival itself.
the arsonal & foehn/staubgold booths at the sonar-market.
the finnish contemporary art exhibit, esp. the tommi gronlund
ultrasonic installation.
the gaudi exhibition, esp. the environment with the bird-calls.
the museum book store.
drinking beer on the beach.
the best ice cream i have ever tasted.
those pet stands on the rambla.
pita after dropping acid with yasunao tone...
martin ng: superguy.
ladies.
LOWS
peaches & panasonic. caught the first 10 minutes. the crowd on the
right side being held out to avoid a fire-code fiasco actually
bum-rushed the security guards holding them back. as if to let their
fashions go undictated for that much longer, the horror. panasonic
provided a nice opening sweep, which was cut off my peacheses'
beat-dat. at which point panasonic just SHUT DOWN. time to leave...
lali puna outdoors amidst drunken schmoozing trance-label owners
hawking their fluorescent-sleeved ecstasy anthem on 30cm. anywhere
else would have been more appropriate. they sounded good if you
pressed your head against the speakers.
missing the designer's republic exhibition.
acts getting 'forced' by sonar NOT to play auxilliarry gigs @ the
wrong festival. corporate bullshit really...
greg davis' technical problems @ the wrong festival.
playing for 15 minutes at the wrong festival.
those statue-folks in the rambla yelling at you for taking photos of
them without giving them money.
sunburn.
mullets.
really the best thing about sonar was getting to spend time with a
bunch of people from all goddamm over the place being rewarded for
making far-out sounds. even if sonar is sponsored by coke, nike, AND
sony next year i won't care as long as this doesn't change.
quoted 1 line Safety Scissors laptop being stolen
> > Safety Scissors laptop being stolen
!!! dear lord is no one safe?
quoted 2 lines Pansonic & Peaches (jesus christ, what was the point?)
> > Pansonic & Peaches (jesus christ, what was the point?)
> > Wechsel garland (not dreadful, just disappointing)
he only dj'ed though, right?.. -våt
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keith fullerton whitman (aka hrvatski).
care of reckankreuzungsklankewerkzeuge.
post office box 381964 cambridge ma 02238-1964
http://www.reckankomplex.com
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