quoted 9 lines yeah, the perfect example not to have the tour at a "rave" in l.a. would be>> yeah, the perfect example not to have the tour at a "rave" in l.a. would be
>> the aphex/orbital/moby disaster a few years ago.
>
>ROTFL!!!
>
>Were you even *there*? The people who were inside that saw the decorations
>and heard the soundchecks were the most disappointed of all, because they
>said the space was awesome, the decorations were great and that it was gonna
>completely go off!!! (Paging Dana Watanabe to the blue courtesy IDM phone)
yes, actually, i was there. i interviewed all 4 acts (i forgot vaporspace
earlier) and was inside the place for several hours before it started. i
heard the soundchecks, or at least aphex's and can only remember wishing i
was not interviewing moby anymore and out there watching mr. james
especially since i had just smoked him out right before then. at one point
aphex was making all these loud shrieks of noise that sounded like the
place was being bombed and moby just had the most pissed-off expression on
his face.
to get back to this thread though...
i wasbn't surprised it was shut down. the whole backstage area looked like
a fire hazard waiting to happen. it was a maze of little hallways and
rooms w/ pvc for walls. there was also only one entrance/exit that was
planning on being used as far as i can remember which could have been
pretty dangerous had there been a fire.
quoted 3 lines Just because Art "Buttwipe" Parent pissed off with the money and conveniently>Just because Art "Buttwipe" Parent pissed off with the money and conveniently
>forgot to take care of some of the details (thus leading to the shutdown),
>does that mean it was "the perfect example [of how] not to have [a] tour"???
i'm not saying it can't happen. i know this tour went off in s.f. and am
still kicking myself for not venturing up there instead which i originally
had planned. the orb show a few years ago seemed to be pretty successful
as botha hsow and a "party" at the same time.
quoted 3 lines The 2 greatest (IMHO) Techno performances I've witnessed in the past 5 years ->The 2 greatest (IMHO) Techno performances I've witnessed in the past 5 years -
>Aphex Twin outside on Aug. 14th 1992, & Carl Craig on New Year's Eve '94/'95 -
>were both part of big rave events...
with many many people there. I can't
quoted 5 lines think of a *better* setting. Putting them in a little dingy rock club where>think of a *better* setting. Putting them in a little dingy rock club where
>people just stand there and tap their toes is nuts. Conventional Venues Suck.
>(As does wanting to keep it in some little place so only the oh-so-smart
> IDM cognoscente know about it. Phuque THAT. X'ing pacifier-suckers are
> people too.)
i think whoever booked this show could have found a better venue than the
troub., but i honestly don't think either of these acts would really appeal
to the typical x'ing pacifier-sucker. i think a place like luna park would
have been a better choice. laika played an incredible show there and
people responded and grooved and DANCED. granted they aren't totally IDM,
but hey did use keyboards, sequences.
david *+*
on now: UI-sharpie ep (their next album is gonna hit HARD)