quoted 1 line Tricky is done with his part of the tour.> Tricky is done with his part of the tour.
Um, I think you meant DJ Spooky. His last show was the
Columbia, MO show on Wednesday. Unfortunately, I missed
the show (thanks, Robin from Asphodel, for forgetting to
put me on the guest list) because I was busy helping set
up for an afterparty down the street. The Blue Note show
was an early show; Stereolab finished at about 11:45pm.
Fortunately my buddy Curtis, who hosts a radio program
called Basstation on KCOU-Columbia, interviewed DJ Spooky
before the show and convinced him to come down to our
afterparty later on that night. He didn't make it down
until late (approx. 2am) but he brought some records and
played for about 30 minutes.
I'm not really good at describing music, but I guess I'd
call what he played trip-hop. That term seems tired and
inadequate, but it does include the word "trip." I want
to stress the trip over the hop. He mesmerized me with
his mixing skills (the guy elevates the mix to an art
form) for a while, then he threw down something that
opened with pure space, walked over to the couch that
faced our sound system, and sat back while the track
played out.
I didn't get to talk to him much, but he seemed like the
nicest and most down-to-earth guy I could imagine. He
spoke about how much the tour had worn him out, yet he
stayed up late to check out our afterparty. Not only
that, but he also played some records even though we could
not afford to pay him.
If you ever get a chance to see DJ Spooky, take advantage
of it. He's a mixmasta and he represents everything that's
cool about the underground. Now if I could only get a
chance to see him on three or more decks...
Matt