Hope i've correctly identified the performers...no one identified
themselves, and being pathologically shy I was unable to query those
in the know.
Otto von Schirach's eyes had the look of one well-aquainted with
psychedelic drugs. Maybe they were just blue. Moreover, he kind of
had a psychedelic/lowlife/shaman thing going on, what with his
brimmed hat, heavily tattooed arms, and gold jewelry. In keeping with
the vibe, he opened with a snatch of a frenetic old (1920's?)
harmonica and orchestra recording of "The Can Can". This was
overtaken by the dsp-fucked-breakbeat classic Schematic sound that
constituted the bulk of his set. Really good stuff, too, harder than
the tracks on 'House of Distruction'. I could have sworn I heard the
big "Can Can" riff burble out through many layers of metamorphoses at
one point. (everyone's on a Moulin Rouge trip these days, huh?) Later
he grabbed a microphone -- echoing the little 'gold' one swinging
from his neck -- and croaked out unintelligables as a brutal waltz
played; kind of like wrecked 'Three Penny Opera'.
I bet his real name isn't Otto.
one thing you can say for powerbook concerts is there's none of that
endless setup time between acts that plagues rock concerts. Three
minutes later Phoenecia came on...
Phoenicia looked like young professionals (if they run Schematic, I
guess they are). Crisp, sober, friendly and efficient. Says one to
the other, as if they're about to start the helicopter, "We'll start
at 140, okay?". Nods. Fader. Take off. Again, very nice stuff in that
Schematic vein, a long mixed-together sequence. Robustly grooving.
Unfortunately, the room filled up to the point where Phoenicia,
seated at a table, were obscured by folks standing around having a
chat. This soon led to half the room forgetting that anyone was
performing, and the latter half of the set had to compete with an
awful lot of chatter.
Openair was an okay place to see some music, mainly because it's
small and has comfortable seating. the small PA seemed overextended
trying to get up to concert volume.
the birds have started to tweet. it's time for bed.
k
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