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1996-11-08 07:47Kent WilliamsI am reeling. Stereolab is a must see if they come through your town. There was plenty of

From:: Kent Williams <kent@inav.net>
To:: intelligent dance <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 01:47:40 -0600 (CST)
Subject:: (idm) Stereolab in Iowa City

I am reeling. Stereolab is a must see if they come through your town. There was plenty of their patented space age lounge music, but then there were long trancy interludes where hocketing synth overtones, bass, guitar drones, and farfisa noodling merge into a throbbing animal, out on a space walk without a tether... One song in particular broke down to a one note drone that lasted for 10 minutes, into which higher overtones flute around the drone like Tuvan throat singing. Another dubby number brought in light breakbeats over the top of a dubby beat. UI opened, they were boring. Tricky is done with his part of the tour. Gear watch: Farfisa Organ, Moog Source, and the drummer had a drum machine or a sampler he'd bring in from time to time, which sounded like loops from the Boss DR55. The soundman had a Moog Rogue and a Lovetone Meatball on effect send, and he processed sounds from the band at will and triggered sustained drones... And if anyone cares, the band went bowling during the opening act. --------------------------------------------------------------------- "Stop thinking, and end your problems" -- Tao Te Ching Home Page, featuring Reagan on Black Velvet, the EMP Compilation CD, samples of my music, etc http://soli.inav.net/~kent/ Kent Williams kent@inav.net CADSI 2651 Crosspark Road Coralville IA 52241 (319) 338 6053 (home) (319) 626 6700 x 219 (work) (319) 626 3489 (fax)

1996-11-08 17:07matt> Tricky is done with his part of the tour. Um, I think you meant DJ Spooky. His last show

From:: matt <c649946@showme.missouri.edu>
To:: <idm@hyperreal.com>
Date:: Fri, 8 Nov 1996 11:07:33 -0600 (CST)
Subject:: Re: (idm) Stereolab in Iowa City
Reply to:: (idm) Stereolab in Iowa City

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

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