(idm) Schematic Night (was re: Tally Ho)

From Danny Wyatt
Sent Wed, Oct 21st 1998, 00:38

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From: Gonzi Merchan <xxxxx@xxxx.xxx>
To: xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx <xxx@xxxxxxxxx.xxx>
Date: Tuesday, October 20, 1998 4:58 AM
Subject: Re: (idm) Tally Ho - HOW SAD CAN THIS LIST GET?
>
>Somebody say how the Schematic show in NY was the other night, nobody
>has nothing to say about it?
>


It was nice, but pretty low key and very poorly attended.  I got there
around 11:30 and Jeswa, I think, was spinning.  He was wearing a
Kraftwerk Robots T and spinnning some electro that I didn't recognize.
I got a beer and then Richard Devine came on.  He played a live set
crouched down behind some gear with a laptop perched on top.  It was
very nice stuff;  I'm looking forward to the Trapezoid 12-inch.  As I
was listening to him, I was standing behind two tallish guys who were
dancing.  That was fun ("Dancing to IDM is phat."), but for some
reason I wanted a better look at man twiddling the knobs.  So I moved
over behind two short guys in baggy pants who were right up front but
not dancing. (There were maybe 25 people scattered in front of the
"stage.")  Then the music stopped and everyone applauded, to which Mr.
Devine stood up and explained, "The Power went out!"  A record was
thrown on and the problem was looked into.  At this point, the two
guys in front of me started talking to each other.  I noticed they had
British accents, then I noticed the recently familiar mini-fro on one
of them, then they turned around to talk to the guy next to me and
HOLY SHIT! it's Sean Booth and Rob Brown!  I thought about saying
something to them--that their music is one of my favorite things in
life, that they played a great set the night before, why do I like new
Gescom stuff more than I like new Autechre stuff--but couldn't think
of anything worthwhile.  The power to Richard Devine's equipment was
restored and he played until about 1:00.  I left around 1:30.

Why did no one else go to this show?  There were maybe 9 or 10 people
who looked to be random IDM listers like me, and there was a group of
about 25 people that Misters Booth and Brown were hanging out with,
and then there were some club kids.  Who else was there?  Can anyone
confirm that it was Jeswa (which is Josh Kay, right?) spinning before
Richard Devine?  And because I could still be convinced otherwise, can
anyone put Sean and Rob anywhere else on the planet that night thereby
making me the admirer of simply two random UK emigres?



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