Just got back from the show at Metro in Chicago and I
really hate to say it but I was underwhelmed.
Just like everybody else here, I've loved Ae since age
15 and have every album, blah, blah insert fanboy
stuff.
I liked the "live programming" angle but the beats
were pretty uninspired. It sounded like dumping clinky
sounds into Fruity Loops in real-time and then
pressing a big button that said "granulize" every few
seconds or so. The best part was this kick drum Sean
and Rob pulled out that was so earth-shattering that
my nuts felt like they were going to explode. The
mezzanine at the Metro was creaking to the beat like
the fucker was going to collapse.
Then again, I got busted for bootlegging and had to
give up my Handycam disc to the bouncer and
Ticketmaster gouged me $11.36 more than the $20 window
price so maybe it's just sour grapes on my part.
I left drunk and pouty---if anyone stayed till' the
end, did the beats get any better? Then again, any of
you could say "fuck dude, it was the best thing ever
after you left" and I wouldn't know any different :)
That's the last time I'll travel, spend cab money, and
go through Ticketmaster for some boring laptop
show--though Rob Hall spun some great acid.
P.S. If anyone managed a bootleg, it would be really
nice if you could help me out considering my sour
experience! Sometimes I don't get the IDM guys who've
gotten rich and famous. Like what the fuck are you
gonna do with an Ae bootleg? Whose going to buy it?
It's just for all of us IDM nerds to listen to at home
anyway. Okay, I'm done being a baby
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