From Chris Fahey Sent Tue, Sep 29th 1998, 17:01
From Chris Fahey Sent Tue, Sep 29th 1998, 17:01
Dear electronic music promoters:
I went to the Jonah Sharp/MixMasterMorris/Amon Tobin show last night at
the Cooler, NYC. I honestly didn't know what to expect, really, although I
shouldn't have been suprised: Basically I paid $18 to hear DJs spin records.
I don't know about everyone else, but I'm getting a bit sick of paying
lots of money to see artists whose recordings I enjoy, only to end up
watching them spin records. We're not talking turntable trickery either. All
I heard was lots of recent 12" d-n-b singles played one after the other.
(Well, okay, I *did* hear a nice Roy Ayers remix which was cool.;))
I've got nothing against paying a hefty nightclub admission charge to
listen to DJs spin dance music, get high/drunk/laid, watch cute people, and
just have fun. But these celebrity alterna-electronica DJ gigs fucking
*suck* - no dancing, no drugs, *some* cute boys and girls but not enough to
be worth $18. For $18 I'd honestly rather see crystal method with their
stupid fucking laser show and wanking guitars than just watch a DJ spin
records to a bunch of people nodding their heads.
I look at a band like Laika as an example: they had a ten peice band
when I saw them and it was one of the best live shows I'd ever heard. Amon
Tobin could hire a real fucking band to reproduce his electronic
compositions and my bet is that it would sound fucking amazing. If he's just
going to spin records, then for god's sake charge five bucks and drop the
hype.
I feel like a sucker. I honestly want to support artists I like, but not
if they're going to go on tour and just spin the same fucking records I can
hear in about twenty other NYC bars on any night of the week for free. We
fans of this music should really stop letting ourselves be suckered by these
fake concerts/fake parties.
- Cf
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