From twenty-first century soul Sent Wed, Oct 13th 1999, 22:39
From twenty-first century soul Sent Wed, Oct 13th 1999, 22:39
I thought I'd share my experience from this show: LTJ Bukem, Blame, Method 1 / Chaos Monday, October 11, 1999 Justice League, San Francisco This was the best 20 bucks I've spent in a while. Method 1 and Chaos kicked off the party with a smooth d'n'b set.=20 ----------------------- you actually missed the opening DJ, Gabe Real, who played an excellent = set for his friends. :) Kaos and Method One are two of a handful of US = 'atmospheric' drum'n'bass dj's (including myself & dj sea from SF, = casper from chicago, cable from buffalo) who are also producing their = own tracks. a few have already been signed to Tayla's Nexus imprint, = forthcoming on a compilation next year.=20 ------------------------------------ Many of the tracks played were some of my favs from the Progression Session CD series. Blame (Progression Sessions vol.2) followed up with a wicked set, with MC = Conrad providing vocal meanderings in the background. =20 -------------------------------- blame definitely stole the show (and purposefully so, good looking are = pushing him til the cows come home to promote the upcoming 720 = compilation) with one of the most intense, electronic yet soulful = (without being cheesy, save the occasional Amen mashup) d'n'b sets i've = heard in ages. he played tracks that literally *exploded* on the = dancefloor, stuff he made in 4 hours to use as DJ tools (such as one in = particular that sampled dialogue and a dark string motif from The = Phantom Menace) that will never see the light of day.=20 ---------------------------------------------------- Also, I don't know if it was typical of a crowd/gathering at the Justice League, but the crowd was great. They really got into the Blame set and were generally supportive of all the artists that performed that night. -------------------------------------------------- not quite typical of the JL, but definitely typical of a Progression = Session in SF. Bukem has been huge here for years, and the addition of a = powerful and active local scene has just gone to make the crowds more = enthusiastic.=20 -------------------------------------------- One negative: I was eager to buy some Good Looking t-shirts or compact discs, but none were for sale. Someone was pawning stuff with "Drumz" = on it, but I had no idea what that was. --------------------------------------- me either. i spoke to (the now-legendary GLR businessman) Tony Fordham = as to why there wasn't a merch stall on this tour (or any tour they've = done of the states), as they'd make a load of cash, but didn't get a = real reply. i did emphasize the possibilities for this city, and you may = see stuff for sale at, say, amoeba, in the near future.=20 most definitely an excellent night, extremely worthy of your = attention.... mikebee