Well capsule review time:
Stars As Eyes: I saw them about a year ago and their set is a lot more
dynamic and interactive. Didn't pick up their new CD but the new material
sounded great, esp. the song with vocals. Marred a bit (as the whole show was)
by a sound man who didn't know what to make of them. It got painfully loud
and the bass turned muddy on some of the songs.
Numbers: They rocked. They are doing a sort of New Wave Revival thing --
think B-52s, Talking Heads, filtered through sort of a White Stripes aesthetic.
Which doesn't really do them justice as a live act -- for a bass, drums,
and keyboard band they are very tight and put their songs across. I especially
liked the keyboard player using the same rude, nasal patch on a Moog Source
for every song. Music to pogo to for the new milleneum.
Magus: The local guy, who apparently had fans there -- he had a setup
with an MC505, an 808 (I think) and some sort of keyboard, and he sort of
sang, through heavy effects. It was pretty banging stuff, very simplistic --
reminded me a bit of Suicide. His stage presence was very odd -- black plastic
nerd-chic glasses, long hair cut blunt at the shoulders, in a Jean Jacket
with no shirt. He sort of danced through the non-singing bits, but not
on beat, and some of his vocals sounded out of sync with the music. He
got a big reaction, which baffled me since it seemed a bit slapdash and
dorky. Of course I'm from Iowa. Slapdash and dorky could be the next big
thing in Chicago.
Cex: Full disclosure -- I have personal and professional ties with Rjyan,
so I'm biased, but he's really turning into a consumate entertainer. He's
charming and funny, and gets into his tracks in a very whole-body, dramatic
way. I work with hip hop guys all the time, and see a lot of hip hop shows
and he's got them all beat for stage presence and rapport with a crowd.
His new tracks are fantastic -- more singing, more melody, more goofy, clever
lyrics. And his beats are really, really good. If he ever tires of
leaping around with his pants falling down, he could be the next Neptunes.
Apparently he's an acquired taste, yet to be acquired by some folks on IDM.
Whatever. Stay at home and put Confield on infinite repeat.
But if you want to have fun at a show, go see him. I've seen him
3 times now, and every time he gets better. He has the best chance of
anyone in 'our' scene of crossing over, straight up. Or as my son Lucas
put it "he's like Eminem, but not so offensive and annoying." Instead
of homophobic and misogynistic rants, you get well written, funny, substantive
rhymes about bikes, dodgeball, fingering, and middle school. Like he says,
he could rap in a vacuum and still go platinum.
On Fri, 29 Nov 2002, Kewu wrote:
quoted 8 lines Yeah... i'm gonna check the show in Vancouver out Oct 9. It's only 10 bucks> Yeah... i'm gonna check the show in Vancouver out Oct 9. It's only 10 bucks
> Canadian.... no reason not to go. Hopefully it'll be a good one.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "robert sinewave" <robertsinewave@hotmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [idm] CEX/STARS AS EYES CHICAGO TOMORROW NIGHT 11/29
>
> > or, @ least have the police follow you.
I had no idea what this comment meant.
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