I like that review just fine... post more often..
Ah.. the 'grind couple phenomenom' ... there must be a term for them,
maybe that's it .. they seem to turn up at the most inappropriate gigs
:)
cheers
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On 07/04/2008, Ben Morse <benbmorse@gmail.com> wrote:
quoted 30 lines SF Saturday night. I had heard about the "no light" performances of the past> SF Saturday night. I had heard about the "no light" performances of the past
> and wasn't expecting or hoping for it. Yet, there it was. I must say, it
> worked wonderfully. I was a little bored at first standing near the back
> away from the speakers and in the light of the bar, so I tried a better
> spot. I must recommend standing in the dark in the midst of the crowd and
> square to the speakers. Strangely, there was copious personal space in the
> front, more than I'm used to (can't say for sure if it will be/was like this
> at other shows).
>
> The set seemed like a wide sample from most of thier later releases. I
> picked up on a few themes from quaristice tracks but nothing straight from
> the record. The beginning of the set featured a slower-paced heavy beat and
> bass (earthquake simulator) selection and the tempo varied widely and
> often. Mid-late set was full blown noisiness with the stumbling rhythms
> that we all fell in love with.
>
> After 30 minutes of visual sensory deprivation and frantic grasping for the
> rhythm, the brain gives up and the crowd started to look like a zombie flick
> on mute. I like to call it the "slouch" dance for lack of a better term;
> head-hanging swagger with the occasional violent flailing (plus that one
> couple who weirdly find it appropriate to booty-grind) indicating that
> everyone is quite lost in the soundwaves. I took along a friend from Isreal
> who was a stranger to Autechre but not to electronic music. Afterward he
> seemed shaken and described it as "amazing.. evil" and "an intense
> experience I will never forget." I don't know if hearing a recording will
> do it any justice, but if someone does have it, post it somewhere.
>
> Final opinion: go if you have never been. They still sound fresh to me,
> however, it won't be like the "good old days" of Autechre.
>
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