From Tom Tonger Sent Mon, Jun 15th 1998, 00:49
From Tom Tonger Sent Mon, Jun 15th 1998, 00:49
hi all, elektro bunker, one of the best parties every year in cologne, happened here yesterday, bringing together some nyc and cologne legends (mostly from around the respective cities' liquid skies) in a post-industrial setting while encouraging to "shoot gunz, not drugz". besides some amazing dj sets two live performances really stood out: frank heiss played an incredibly funky set, mostly breakbeats in a 370=B0 style but much tougher and groovier at the same time, kinda hard to describe. I strongly recommend checking him out should you get the chance. when the day broke, dr walker vs the bionaut (j=F6rg burger) came on - I found myself quite surprised to find burger not responsible for the xbase09 but for a... fender stratocaster. so walker kept cranking out his trademark loops on the xbase09, shattering your bones, "destroying your genez" as the flyer promised, deafening your ears no matter what the db rating on your earplugs was (I pity the suckers who didn't wear any) while burger looped guitar licks at some time and produced basslines so deep I thought you needed two strings less on your instrument for at another. I get the feeling that the guitar is becoming a more widely accredited instrument in electronic music (I'm talking about electronic music, not prodigy or whatever), and I'm hearing more and more tracks where guitars are used very creatively without sounding like cheap effects in a rock music way nor sounding pseudo-jimi hendrix-like in an "illbient", soundlab or whatever, way. but of course mike p has known that all along, 'reflectiv' on salsa and mesquite makes me shiver every time. I'm digressing, cheers, cologne rules, --tom