(idm) Anyone in London?

From mak
Sent Mon, Sep 13th 1999, 00:48

Hey there -- I'm wondering if there are any Londoners on this list.  I've 
just recently moved there and would like some info as to good record shops, 
clubs, etc.  I keep on encountering bad house & garage wherever I go.  =(

I did find something interesting, however.  There's a three-day 'thing' at 
the Institute of Contemporary Arts (ICA) called 'Adventures in German 
Electronica' -- I went tonight, saw a German group called 'To Roccoco Rot' 
(it's almost a palindrome).  Anyone heard of them?  They were rather 
interesting -- sorta like Autechre ran over Love & Rockets on an 8-track.  
I'd never heard them before, but I reckon it'd sound better at a bigger 
venue or dancing at a club.  Needless to say, being at the ICA, the music 
felt like more of an exposition rather than an actual show.  Their 'opening 
act' Dee (I hope I'm spelling this right) spun an hour+ set of ambience.  It 
was interesting, the arresting artifice of it all, but I have to admit I was 
falling asleep at the end of his set.  Like I said, I imagine it would have 
been more interesting without the sedate art gallery vibe.

Okay, that's enough of my bleary rambling.  Thanks for any help any of you 
Londoners could throw my way.

-mak

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