i generally avoid posting the overly enthusiastic 'wow!'-type fanboy stuff,
but this was such a great show and i need to share...so here's my
long-winded & biased recap:
jd/cubist - very danceable electro-tinged opening dj set which got quite a
few moving. most people rolled in slowly so there was plenty of room for a
bit of disjointed body-flailing by many. my wife was pleased by the jega
track he dropped - that started the evening off right. anyway, anyone have
any other info on jd? if his track selection is an indication of the style
of his own musical output, i for one will be looking forward to that release
on orange.
mira calix - she brought some interesting selections...heard a lot of
gescom/ae (surprise) which is always welcome. i thought there were points
in the set where she could have moved a track/mood along a bit but that
could've just been me being antsy. HOWEVER, what was she spinning for the
last 10 (or so) minutes??? i couldn't tell if it was 2 tracks or one long
epic number. I must find that, whatever it was - who can help?
plaid - !!!! - given that tickets for this show went on sale in early JUNE,
there was far too much time to build up expectations, but i was still
floored. their take on the live '2 blokes from warp behind 2 g4's' is quite
refreshing. and what an incredible video accompaniment - they had what
appeared to be a little stalk of 2 or 3 (?) bundled mini cams coming out
from up front, trained on them and their desk - footage from which was then
occasionally fed back to itself, or subtlety stalled & jerked back in time
with the beats. from track to track this was then woven around 16mm stock
with bits of clever animation - the visuals really seemed to gel with each
track perfectly. as for the set itself (may be a bit off): they played 15
tracks over an hour & a half: 7 off double figure including fell, a
surprising track 10 off rpc, their already-classic bukatienda remix (william
rusere), and about (?) 6 unidentified/unreleased songs - three of which I
hadn't heard before. the highlight for me: new family. added bonus: it
dawned on me after the show that there's a denver date on tuesday and that's
where i happen to be flying to that morning! needless to say, just bought
my ticket.
the dust hasn't settled but i'd still say this one ranks up there in my top
5 live shows...which should be another topic, no? i can't recall if that's
been covered in the most recent 6-month-rehash-an-idm-thread-cycle...so,
let's see...here's mine:
my bloody valentine - roxy la '92
meat beat manifesto/orbital/ultramarine - sf '92
mu-ziq/jonah sharpe - some boat party in sf bay - '95 (?)
autechre - troubadour la '96
and yes,
plaid - la '01!!!
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