I had a very different experience with Squarepusher in Seattle. Tom was very
excited by the crowd. His bass playing was phenomenal, and I see a great deal
of live bass (jazz, funk, and drum-n-bass). Of course, when he steps on that
ring modulation effect pedal, anybody could be standing there at that moment
and get basically the same noise out, but I'm talking about the bulk of what he
played which was audibly some of the best live bass playing anyone had heard.
He put on a great show, interacted with the audience, and gave a strong 10. I
didn't talk to any Squarepusher fans who didn't like it. There were folks
there who weren't exactly jazzed, but they had only heard a track or two from
Squarepusher before the show, and this music is quite unexpected for some
folks.
I missed Cassette Boy because I was at a live drum-n-bass show elsewhere, but
a friend told me that the set was very political (not much said about the
performance). So I can't compare.
I don't quite understand the "mumbling" comment with regards to Tom's bass
playing, but I wouldn't disagree with the comparison to a rapper in general
attitude - at least in some respects.
Brian
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From: "KB*" <keresztury@peoplepc.com>
I was not impressed at all with the SquarePusher part of the show.... Even
though I should have known that the artists in this show were just going to hit
play and tweak a few knobs, at least cassette boy was entertaining.. Pusher
was like a rapper that mumbles when it came to bass playing and didn't really
seem to be into it... I give this show a 5....
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