"Its funny you should ask
I helped promote Recloose and common factor back in 2001 at a gig called
Raw
Funk, also villalobos, eddie flashin fowlkes, heiko laux, alexander
kowalski, isolee.
Promoters should know if they're coming or going - not just shove on a gig
which cross-covers music genre's. You're a sell out promoter who's just
trying to get punters if you start doing a sankeys."
Are you the Ryan from Perth? If not, apologies in advance. If so, I also
was involved with these parties, and they (like perth gigs in general)
don't cross genre's at all - bar whats being done at the Inglewood these
days. This IMO, is the reason Melbourne, and Sydney to a small extent,
holds the interest of a vast range of punters just looking for good quality
music. As previosly discussed, better than flanking a wall with one hand
stroking your chin and the other taking notes on 8 hours of 4/4. I remember
Reclooose playing at Plastic People in London in 2001. (maybe late 2000)
and he tore the place apart with an eclectic mix of everything - in my eyes
- doing what he does best. Hip hop/soul/broken/house/etc. More recently I
have heard him play a solid set, predominantly house driven. Just as
outstanding. I don't think you can fault the guy's ear at all. Like wise
with Theo at Home in 2000 on the Trackmode tour. Mixing such a broad
spectrum of disco and soul with the likes of Dan Ryan in the middle just
blows people away.
I don't think these promoter's are "just shoving on" gigs at all. That's a
pretty one eyed view. These kind of gigs offer something else - thats all.
Cheers, Dave
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