Here is a quick take on DJ Spooky's Detroit appearance last
night. Very different than the last tour - he is now supported
by a band! The instrumentation is: keyboards, DJ, drummer,
tabla player, MC, and Spooky on stand-up bass, mic or decks.
All material was (per Spooky) from "Riddim Warfare", w/alot of
improv jamming: Skooky would cue and cut off solos and wrap
up the songs. At times it was right on (tight), other times
a little shakey - but this is still early in the tour. The
music had a very live feel - definately not over polished or
sounding 'just out of the box'. He finished the show with a
five minute bass solo.
Spooky kept a lively banter with the small crowd, talked about
the "212" scene and mentioned "that detroit-electro", and that
the show was "abstact". He validated both the people sitting
on the floor and the people dancing.
Open acts were Plasticina Mosh, a mexican funk(tehano?) band and
video-pieces by Emergency Broadcast Network (no tele-podium).
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