Every time I've seen Cex he's been better than the time before. The thing
is that he isn't really trying to perform 'IDM' -- the people he looks to
as peers are indie hip hop heads like Atmosphere, Sole, Grand Buffet, Sage
Francis, etc. In that context I think he does a fantastic job engaging an
audience and making a show fun.
But I know a load of people who really don't enjoy his shows at all. So
whatever. All I know is that if he's plays in Iowa City, that's the biggest
thing happening for weeks, and people are crazy about him. Cex playing here
is a get yerself drinky, do kegstands at the afterparty, wake up with a
strange bedmate and call in sick the next day kind of affair.
Not quite the same as watching matmos pluck a birdcage.
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