Hi,
Almost a year since i had the pleasure of attending the EXCELLENT
Rephlex Records night held here in Sydney last March (i think?..
check the archives for my review of that) and we lucky Sydneyites
get the chance to see Aphex and Cylob play live amongst the rawk
bands... way cool! :)
Anyhow Cylob (misspelt on everything as Cyclob) set was great...
beginning with a nice swirling symphonic track and then fast jumping
into electro, but done in a unique way for the remainder of his
30min set. I can't really compare it to anything i've heard before
and Cylob never played anything resembling his harder "industrial
folksongs".
Grant then DJ'ed for 45 mins and I agree with Peter when he said it
was a fairly plain and uninspirational set... I was expecting big
things as Grant impressed the hell out of my last time i heard him
DJ. The man played Kraftwerk, Aphex and PE, for f#@k's sake last
time! :) I'm not very good a describing music but i'd say his set
was fairly plain techno with a housey / funky feel.
Richard walks on stage and goes over to Grant says something to him
and then goes to his gear setup on the floor, lies down and begins
his set with with something off SAW... Heliosphan (I think?).
Then into some HABesque material... i don't think it was from HAB 1,
unless it was a different mix (quite possible), and i don't have
HAB 2. Then onto material from the new album 4, Cornish Acid, Corn...,
Girl/Boy song, then to another track from SAW and then too the cult
classics Didgeridoo and Industro Garage (or is it Garbage?) Beats from
one of the Joyrex ep's, then back into aphexian jungle territory to
end it (possibly one of the songs mentioned above). 45 mins of pure
unadultared Aphex, which let me tell you packs a mighty punch and
should only be taken in small doses. :)
Richard's music speaks for itself which is just as well because lying
on the floor, fiddling with a laptop does not constitute good
showmanship... it's original, even eccentric and probably one of the
reasons why we all like him and his music. The hilarious teddy bears
that i've mentioned in a previous post made for a good show though.
The boiler room became packed and the crowd was really pumping and
getting into the music... so were the bears! :)
I was with some mates who especially paid the $60 ticket price to see
Aphex and they were all buzzing after his set. In fact so was i it was
brilliant!
Peter said:
quoted 3 lines Cyclob (or is it Cylob?) did a _very very_ strange set indeed, which>Cyclob (or is it Cylob?) did a _very very_ strange set indeed, which
>managed to rather successfully clear most of the room :) but I enjoyed
>it for its weirdness... Undanceable on the whole though.
I disagree entirely!! I danced away to his set for at least 90% of it.
The non-believers did leave, but the room wasn't very packed to begin
with since Cylob's time clashed with the last 15mins of the Prodigy's
set. Props to Cylob... if he ever reads this via Richard or Grant...
tell him the shout is on me! Some cold Aussie Lager that is. :)
quoted 3 lines After a similarly hardcore (if I'm using the right term), and to me>After a similarly hardcore (if I'm using the right term), and to me
>therefore rather boring set from DJ Grant (sorry, just a bit
>repetitive,
Definitely the wrong term... nothing 'hardcore' about his set at all.
Though i do agree it was repetitive and a little uninspirational.
Once again to the Guy's (Richard, Grant, Cylob), if you're reading,
thanks a million for making the trip out here and sharing your music
with us!
Next time your in Sydney beers and a good ole Aussie bbq are on me,
if you have the time!?
Sorry for a pretty piss-poor review but after 11 hours of moshing,
dancing, beer-drinking and being out in the sun i can't remember
an accurate track-list, not that i knew it all anyway. In a nutshell
it was mostly material of the new album and Girl/Boy ep, with one
HABesque track thrown in, 2 SAW tracks, Didgeridoo and Industro
"...." Beats (the pirelli ad).
Regards,
John