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2002-09-02 05:11Thomas MillarLe Tigre is not really IDM, but they borrow so heavily from Chicks On Speed that I thought

From:: Thomas Millar <tmillar@comcast.net>
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Date:: Mon, 02 Sep 2002 01:11:03 -0400
Subject:: [idm] Le Tigre live impressions; Midwest Product 'Specifics'

Le Tigre is not really IDM, but they borrow so heavily from Chicks On Speed that I thought it demanded some mention. This is an interesting case of reciprocal inspiration; surely Chicks On Speed were familiar with Bikini Kill before they made 'Will Save Us All' and then whaddaya know Kathleen Hanna's new band sounds just like Chicks On Speed. Le Tigre's first S/T album sounds a bit dated already; the new stuff, which comprises most of their live set, is on 'Feminist Sweepstakes' and as the title indicates is just a tad bit on the political side. It was a really fun show (but for the fact that, in DC, not even the queer community knows how to dance), completely packed to the gills (started smelling pretty funny in there halfway through the set), but electrocrash beats and grrrl rock still seem like strange bedfellows to me. Isn't underground dance music political enough without spelling it out on a projection screen? (This from a guy who is going to the Int'l Noise Conspiracy show two weeks from now) On to the relevance: Midwest Product's first album is good, but not as good as the live set I witnessed about a month prior to the release. I was a little disappointed in that the album is much more of the downtempo and atmospheric side and not as much of the Devo-Kraftwerk sound that I enjoyed so furiously at their DC appearance. Oh, and they don't sound like either Autechre or Radiohead. If you caught their live set you probably already own this (I should HOPE SO) and if you didn't you're missing out times two. Improve your odds today and give it a listen (but not while driving in the rain at 2am). I'm looking forward to the new Dead Hollywood Stars. You guys already know that you should buy everything related to Mad Monkey Records, right? Tom --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org

2002-09-02 18:50Kyle RawlinsOn Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 01:11:03AM -0400, Thomas Millar wrote: > Le Tigre is not really ID

From:: Kyle Rawlins <rawlins@cs.umass.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.org>
Date:: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 14:50:02 -0400
Subject:: Re: [idm] Le Tigre live impressions
Reply to:: [idm] Le Tigre live impressions; Midwest Product 'Specifics'

On Mon, Sep 02, 2002 at 01:11:03AM -0400, Thomas Millar wrote:

quoted 13 lines Le Tigre is not really IDM, but they borrow so heavily from Chicks On Speed

> Le Tigre is not really IDM, but they borrow so heavily from Chicks On Speed > that I thought it demanded some mention. This is an interesting case of > reciprocal inspiration; surely Chicks On Speed were familiar with Bikini > Kill before they made 'Will Save Us All' and then whaddaya know Kathleen > Hanna's new band sounds just like Chicks On Speed. Le Tigre's first S/T > album sounds a bit dated already; the new stuff, which comprises most of > their live set, is on 'Feminist Sweepstakes' and as the title indicates is > just a tad bit on the political side. It was a really fun show (but for the > fact that, in DC, not even the queer community knows how to dance), > completely packed to the gills (started smelling pretty funny in there > halfway through the set), but electrocrash beats and grrrl rock still seem > like strange bedfellows to me. Isn't underground dance music political > enough without spelling it out on a projection screen?

I have to point out that le tigre's first album (self titled) was out a year before Will Save Us All. I would tend to think that the inspiration was at first more the other direction, though I'm sure at this point it flows both ways (feminist sweepstakes is on CoS's record label). I also saw le tigre in easthampton the other day, and it was a very fun show despite a few equipment problems. A few people at least do know how to dance in western MA :-) -kyle -- http://mas.cs.umass.edu/~rawlins -- Let's hear it for the vague blur! (P.K.Dick)

2002-09-02 11:24Naeema Rehmani(to view the html version of this email, see http://www.remoteagency.com/mailout/remote_to

From:: Naeema Rehmani <naeema@remoteagency.com>
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Date:: Mon, 2 Sep 2002 04:24:40 -0700
Subject:: [idm] THE REMOTE AGENCY - 2002 FALL/WINTER UPCOMING TOURS

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