From Chris Fahey Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 22:56
From Chris Fahey Sent Fri, Oct 15th 1999, 22:56
> "Dave Segal" wrote > > Speaking of Caipirinha artists, keep your heads up > for this young cat named Datach'i, who's debut > album comes out Nov. 2. It's called _10110101 (rec+play)_. > It's in the vein of Kid-606's most rippin' material, > Phthalocyanine, ROM=PARI, Farmers Manual, even Ae > if they had a raunchy sense of humor/playfulness. > It may be the drill & bass album to end all drill & > bass albums. I'm betting that this kid is going to astonish > IDMers who are into extreme yet finessed noise. I just saw this "young cat" (and yes, he's a young'un) perform live at the Knitting Factory the other night, opening for a friend's band called the Freight Elevator Quartet. Oh and some guy named DJ Spooky was there too. Anyway, my impression of Mr. Datach'i's music was "Hmm, sounds like aphex" for his use of quirky and childlike melodies mixed with, if I may say so, gratuitously fucked-up beats. His on-stage gear fit into a 1'x2'x2' space about the size of a typewriter, consisting of a bunch of little knobs that he was turning rather calmly. He sat cross-legged on the floor and twiddled. I'm told his setup consists of a DAT, effects, and mixing stuff. It also looked like he was having technical difficulties (Unit himself was helping Datach'i with his tech), so I'd like to hear his release when it comes out. FEQ, who as I've said are friends of mine (and I think other IDM listmembers probably know them), played a really interesting show that surprisingly (and I should shoot myself for saying this) benefitted from the presence of DJ Spooky. Their new album, "File Under Futurism", is something I think all of you IDM kids should check out. The Quartet consists of a mix of old and new instruments, from a Nord synth to a Cello. FEQ was born out of the Columbia University electronic music department and their music grows out of very diverse roots, IDM being only a part. The cellist's melodies bring a dark, vaguely eastern european, slow, and wholly human flow that you don't get from a DAT (although I'd guess that they use DATs too). Anyway, I'm biased cuz they are friends of mine, but you should check them out: http://www.fe4.com/ -Cf