From Joe Rice Sent Tue, Oct 12th 1999, 02:05
Quite a slew of shows in SF this weekend - Had an early start on Thursday with Art of Noise. Didn't expect much, but they were the first group I was seriously into, so I had to check it out. Let's just say I'm glad I got the chance to see them before they break up for good. Paul Morley ranted a bit, Anne Dudley played decent keys, and the opera singer was amazing, but their attempts at updating their sound with d&b didn't quite work for me. Friday was Lamb. Incredible. The crowd was up for it and the 4 piece live arrangement responded perfectly. Quite a bit more memorable than Fear of Fours. Saturday - Innerzone Orchestra. They've been beset with problems this tour [poor turnout in Buffalo, Hurricane Floyd keeping people away from the NY show, and a cancellation in Seattle] but they turned in a stellar performance. Recloose played a very solid DJ set leading into the Innerzone trio showing how to make live techno interesting - yeah, that's it, you actually play instruments and play off each other. Far more texturally varied than the Paperclip People show last year. Common Factor also played live and was impressive. A bit more tech than his records and well worth checking out. Sunday - Richie Hawtin. Matthew pretty much nailed it. Percussively dense and kinetic techno with very few other elements effected and mixed with a 909. When he broke down to 909 solo, mixing patterns on the fly, the energy was phenomenal. Joe At 9:48 AM -0700 10/11/99, Philip Sherburne wrote: >So did anyone make it to Carl Craig or Richie Hawtin this weekend (San >Francisco shows)? >Anyone want to tell me how good they were so I can feel like even more of a >loser for missing them? > >argh, >phil