On Monday, April 7, 2003, at 03:28 PM, Phonopsia wrote:
Shake's set was not his finest - seemed to be having an off night,
although
he and the crowd both seemed to enjoy it quite a bit despite the mixing
troubles. It got much better as it went on, but the first 1/2 of the
set was
pretty messy. We all have these nights though...
Plus there were problems with one of the decks I think, which
certainly didn't help. From what he said to me later, he wasn't
very satisfied himself with his set - but I still enjoyed it. : )
b) 'Drexciyan DJ Stingray'?!
Drexciyan DJ Stingray was tight, but hearing tracks like M4 and M5
played at
45 ruins them for me.
From what I heard, he always plays everything so fast. Brrrr....
Public Enemy was fantastic. Haven't lost a step, and *everyone* was
getting
down. You could tell they were having a great time, and it was really
infectious.
Absolutely! Even for someone like me who's not really
into HipHop - I totally enjoyed their show.
Bola (apparently didn't show) but the visuals while they played some
of his
music (I think) were mind-blowing. Someone else may be able to fill in
gaps
about this.
Yes, it was Bola's music they were showing those great visuals to.
He didn't come to ATP because he'd had a baby daughter 2 weeks
earlier - congratulations! : )
This was one of the highlights for me. Definitely have to pick up
some of his stuff!
Checked Jim O'Rourke for about 15 minutes. Nice pure ambience (i.e. no
discernable beat). Not suiting my mood. Head back for more
Stasis/Kev/Whatever.
Jim O'Rourke was very very good. Just the thing for me on the
Sunday afternoon. A bit abrasive at times but always keeping
it interesting. I simply stood there with my eyes closed....
Coil (probably my most anticipated show) - really long set-up process
(like
45 minutes). Really weird experimental vocally stuff with 3 Nords?!?
Cool
stuff. Not right for the moment.
And staying on for Coil after that was the right choice, too. : )
Mustn't forget to mention SND, who played before O'Rourke.
A very short 45-minute set of which I managed to miss the
first 25mins dammit. Great minimal clicky-cutty stuff yet very
cohesive and even melodic in places.
Dug out their album Tender Love (on Mille Plateaux) today,
totally forgotten that I have that *doh*, and I can really
recommend it.
G-Man: played for about 20 minutes of his live set and some assbag
pulled
the fire alarm (or maybe it was a real fire???) - no one seemed to
know for
sure. Retreated to chalet.
I'm sure it was a false alarm. There's always one idiot who seems
to think this kinda thing is very funny. Real shame about G-Man's
live set, it had started off very promising.
Returned just in time for the beginning of Mark Broom. I danced
non-stop.
Always an excellent DJ - throwing in just enough bangers and just
enough
depth to keep it constantly interesting. It is true that we are
spoiled for
choice in London.
Surgeon: Holy crap! This was a proper Final Scratch workout. It wasn't
the
best DJ set I've ever seen, but I've never seen another set like it.
He went
everywhere seamlessly, and directed the pace with a mastery that's
only been
equalled, not surpassed.
Nothing more to add to this really. Mark Broom was a tad too
banging but at that time it was just what I needed. Rah!
And Surgeon's set was truly perfect. 'nuff said.
Tom, how did your live thang in Glasgow go? : )
Cheers,
Anya
