From J m A i V k O e R Sent Sun, Aug 15th 1999, 03:37
From J m A i V k O e R Sent Sun, Aug 15th 1999, 03:37
kent, we will not take this sitting down on our jaded hipster asses... ;) and it was dave siska on the tables, for those that are/were interested m/j At 05:30 PM 8/14/99 -0500, you wrote: >I'll resist the temptation to review this show in the voice of Wesley Willis. >Just a quick word though -- Richard Devine and Phoenecia rule live. Rich >is onto some s t r a n g e other shit -- obviously there is the Autechre >connection, but while they, despite their pointellistic cut-up beats, are >at heart minimalists, Rich Devine is a maximalist. A typical track has >a foreground of obsessively detailed percussive clatter and odd screeches >and grunts, and a background of barely perceptible poppy vamping. > >Phoenecia's set was marred by losing the subs about halfway through >unfortunately, but it was still quite a tastey performance of the far >side of electro. > >Thanks to Mike Javor for setting up this date and letting me pass out >on his couch. It is only through the dedication of people like Mike that >we in the midwest will get to see cutting edge acts. > >An aside about Chicago crowds -- just because the candy ravers dance, does >that mean all you jaded hipsters have to sit on yer asses all night? Both >sets (and the DJ'ing in between by Dan Siska -- don't know if I remembered >the name right). When Rich gets out to Iowa this fall we will show Chicago >a thing or two about crowd enthusiasm, even in the face of extreme sonic >terrorism. > >kent williams -- xxxx@xxxxxx.xxx > > > m/j*** * * * * * * * * http://www.enteract.com/~egoiste