'bout time for a new concert review, right?
Caught LowRes (Phthalo) at Liquid in SanFran last night, made me grin to
only spend $3 at the door. Plus there was a bum or two getting to hear
it for free right oustide on the sidewalk.
I showed up around 11:30 to hear a resident DJ (?) wrap it up w/ a few
dark & throaty tech step (the kind that makes you feel warm & fuzzy
inside).
LowRes started right up around 11:45 on a table to the side of the
room, with _no turntables_, just lotso gear, knobs, wires, and a laptop.
that's the way I like this kind of show, and this is what I expected.
the set was bipolar - first half was the abstract mayhem to be expected
from LowRes - zipping & unzipping of some beat rollers, skronks and
squelches adding chaos to the collage. most of the audience kind of
clung to the walls, slackjawed. the second half morphed right into a
completely different dance set with beats that were influenced by jazz,
r&b. all of the sudden everyone was happy again and started dancing.
at that point I just laughed my baws off, mostly at the irony of the
control LowRes had with the audience.
the crowd was small, but everyone had fun, I had fun, and for $3, I felt
like a "winner" ;)
cripes, I even got his Crank CD the other day. I'm supporting the guy's
habit.
and there were *some* cute boys and girls and drugs there, if that's
what you're looking for..
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