| Date: Sun, 4 Feb 1996 10:55:57 +0000 ()
| On Sat, 3 Feb 1996, quentin wrote:
| > Are they going to be coming up to the Vancouver B.C. area, Seattle
| > even????
| I would be shocked to see them ever play Seattle again. Lsat time
| they played they got realy disgusted w the audience & quit playing
| after 20 minutes.
| Che
Hmm, I doubt that I have the full picture, but I would blame the failure of
Autechre's last Seattle appearance on the choice of venue. I suppose we are
talking about the same date, if Autechre have indeed only played here once. I
don't know who chose The Underground Dance Club, but I did not go because I
didn't have a good time when I checked out that place before the Autechre date
(plus, I really wasn't familiar with Autechre at the time). In my opinion,
The Underground Dance club doesn't attract exactly the right audience. They
certainly qualify for "DM," but they're missing the "I" factor that is so
important in "IDM." I have no idea if I speak for anyone else, but I think
Autechre would have done better to play a venue like The Showbox (where Banco
de Gaia recently appeared). I will admit, The Showbox may not have been an
option at the time of Autechre's visit, as they have been through some changes
(The Showbox is notorius for being the site of an earlier decade's punk
scene, after which they stopped doing music gigs until recently). In any
event, there must be many places better than TUDC.
Of course, now I would probably show up anywhere in Seattle to have a chance
to hear Autechre, but I would hope that an appropriate venue would be chosen.
I would like to see everybody having a good time and appreciating the music
to the full extent.
On a historical note, a very good local dj told me at the time that I missed
a great concert by not attending the Autechre event. So it seems that it was
a good experience for some.
Brian