simonc <simonc@glassghost.com> wrote:
quoted 5 lines there don't seem to be masses of London.UK-based> there don't seem to be masses of London.UK-based
> people on the idm mailing-list, which is a shame - but
> for anyone who is there, should point out there's an
> especially tasty Rephlex gig this Friday at the gorgeous new
> Scala venue near King's Cross.
I'm one, though admittedly more of a lurker.
I spotted the Rephlex night and planned to go, but I'm off
to Fatboy Slim v Armand van Helden instead (I had a ticket
for the night that was cancelled due to the first London nail-
bomb).
I was at the Scala on Saturday night for Sonic Mook Experiment:
main attraction was the Freestylers playing live. The venue is
very impressive, though it was a shame they couldn't sell alcohol
after 2am :-) Freestylers were good: more live than their appearance
at the Ministry of Sound for the FSUK3 launch, lots of real bass and
guitar, and energy too; they played 3 new tracks too.
quoted 9 lines On a related note, anyone else heard the> On a related note, anyone else heard the
> new Bogdan Raczynski album, "Samurai Math Beats"
> on Rephlex? I just checked it out, not bad at all, if
> even weirder than "Boku Mo Wakaran". Lots more
> weird singing a la Aphex 'Milkman' but slightly more
> strangulated. Sorry to say, but I do find it a bit derivative,
> tho - in that it's the sort of thing you'd _expect_ Rephlex
> to bring out, whereas the new D'Arcangelo album I thought
> was rather cool and much more unexpected.
I was surprised to find it 2nd-hand or ex-promo about a week
ago as I hadn't even heard mention of it on this list (now my
primary source for news of new releases). I quite like it, possibly
more so than "Boku...", and I think the vocals/lyrics are better than
"Milkman" -- especially the line "<mumble> massive, let's work
those buttocks with some mathematics".
Also picked up "Ischemic Folks", which is fantastic; "Objects for
an ideal home", by Opiate (on April), very good and comes with a
colour slide of the artist; and the new Art of Noise, which is crap
(and would still be crap without the narration and operatic vocal).
-- Richard