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Mon, 7 May 2001 18:29:24 -0700
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RE: [idm] Autechre at Bowery Ballroom
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quoted 1 line By the way, I couldn't help but notice that David Byrne (dressed in>By the way, I couldn't help but notice that David Byrne (dressed in
full-on suburban dad mode) checked out an hour into the set. This means that we're much smarter than him, right? HAHA....But of course! -----Original Message----- From: R. Lim [mailto:rlim@escape.com] Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:57 PM To: IDM List Subject: Re: [idm] Autechre at Bowery Ballroom On Sat, 5 May 2001, Kurt Hoffman wrote:
quoted 5 lines nonetheless, if one closed one's eyes, there was plenty going on,> nonetheless, if one closed one's eyes, there was plenty going on, > more riches than one could keep up with at times. no one does it > quite like them, despite routine allegations to the contrary. would > have been happier closing my eyes in a more comfortable and intimate > space than Bowery Ballroom, but what the hell.
Yeah, this pretty much sums up night one. My biggest complaint with the venue was the sound system. The bass only existed as a diffuse thudding sound that obliterated a lot of the high end detail and made it almost impossible to enjoy with earplugs (think dinosaur stomping on Dixie cups). Between this and being continuously jostled/stepped on/poured beer upon made it sort of difficult to follow the boys once they cut the moorings loose and started to navigate through more oblique territory. The early part of the set did pretty much affirm their reputation as rhythmic virtuosoes & I imagine that the latter part was equally rewarding, especially to those who possess the Boulezesque ability to comprehend the most difficult music in one go. Unfortunately, I did not rank among their number that night. By the way, I couldn't help but notice that David Byrne (dressed in full-on suburban dad mode) checked out an hour into the set. This means that we're much smarter than him, right? -rob --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: idm-unsubscribe@hyperreal.org For additional commands, e-mail: idm-help@hyperreal.org