Just a couple thoughts on the Money Mark/Beck/Dust Brothers show
today: took place at the Santa Fe loading docks in downtown LA, near
the historic fourth (?) street bridge featured in Devil in a Blue
Dress, Strange Days, Repo Man, etc. Hot and sunny with various
booths in the loading docks. Money Mark played a weird set of like
20 minutes which featured him trying to get his gear to work,
telling stories, and sort of playing songs...he managed 4. Mispotted
Mark who used to have long hair earlier in the day for the really
trippy long haired guy in Beck's loser video who plays guitar on the
roof. Does that make any sense? Anyway, Mark did play some rad
TB-303 freestyle. He also did a shit-ass version of Cry that made me
kick my foot in the dust.
Dust Brothers (original flavor, not extra crispy) dj'd some
thrift-store funk and kitsch, some old school rap and matronix, and
a Paul's Boutique dub plate that must have been from the tour. They
can't really mix. Next time I go to a show I'm going to bring the
Universal Indicator Green 7' with me and when the DJ starts slippin
I'm going to jump up on stage and put it on. Maybe.
Beck was OK. I left after 5 songs. Anyway, the whole thing was a
little too Silverlake art-rock for me. I can't fucking stand this
whole dog as a fashion accessory thing that's going on in LA. Did
however manage to hook up with fellow IDM'er Brock Suter and lady
friend who were all around goodfellas.
G-spot, over and out...
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Orange County, California, USA