So far I'm hearing the tour is very hit and miss. I hear the NYC show
was awesome, and the Montreal show too. But the Boston one was pretty
much how you described.
I was prepared for a non-existant live show, but the music itself wasn't
as cool as what they do on CD for sure.
-Clint
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On Mon, May 16, 2005 at 11:59:16AM -0700, John Counts wrote:
quoted 49 lines Just got back from the show at Metro in Chicago and I
> 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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