I'd agree with most of this... Really enjoyed Shake's set, although the turntable problems interrupted the flow at bit. He still managed to pull off a few sweet double copy tricks though! I found it hard to take Stingray seriously - some records just aren't made to be played at 45rpm! Public Enemy were great, although their set went on a bit too long and they lost it a bit towards the end. Missed most of LFO as I was watching Coil's stunning set (easily the highlight of the weekend for me). I called down afterwards, but he was playing the Bells, so I left. Apparently this wasn't representative of the rest of the set. Oh well... There were a few other surprising 313-related bits over the weekend. Aphex played quite a bit of UR, and Russell Haswell ended his set with Amazon. I was a little disappointed with the Fall. Definitely not the best I've heard them play; greatest hits sets don't really suit them IMO. DJ set of the weekend definitely goes to Surgeon. Apparently this is going to be broadcast on John Peel some time next week, so listen out for it. R&S were playing some nice stuff, but I couldn't help wishing they'd been put on it the small downstairs room or the bar. The bass just got lost a bit in the main room. Other bits I particularly enjoyed were Thirstin Howl III, El-P, Disjecta, Sunn O))), Jim O'Rourke and the Magic Band. Nice to meet listmembers Anya, Tristan and Max. Think I'll spend the next few days getting some blood back into my alcohol!
Sean. -----Original Message----- From: Anya Stang [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: 08 April 2003 16:56 To: 313 Subject: Re: (313) ATP Play-by-Play: was Re: (313) Deadbeat? 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
