From Dsgnr99 Sent Wed, Oct 20th 1999, 22:21
From Dsgnr99 Sent Wed, Oct 20th 1999, 22:21
In a message dated 10/20/99 2:47:24 PM, xxxxxx@xxx.xxx writes: << i was also at this show at the MCA in chicago. he pretty much played and mixed tracks from a laptop but it was very great to hear his music at such a loud volume and truly feel the low frequencies that he uses. (home stereos dont normally do his music justice) and also the performance was at about 3am. so it was great to hear his music at that time of the day. >> i would have to agree that time of day (or night as it was) greatly enhanced the performance. oval's music has such a cerebral and surreal quality to it that felt much more appropriate in the wee hours. i wasn't criticizing the fact that a lot of the tracks seemed pre-recorded. the sheer volume alone justified the performance, as almost immediately everything he's done in the past several years made more sense (and i already really liked his work). i thought it was actually amusing to see people clapping when a track from "diskont" came on, only because oval never struck me as a "playing the hits" kind of project. needless to say, i was happy to hear it too.