>> and tonight >> thursday 03.16 >> live . stewart walker >> live . kit clayton >> titonton >> clark warner
Let me be the first to say this was a "premium" event. Paparazzi be damned (mr. g!), but near everyone 313-wise was in the house. Clark started us off with a great, building, energetic mood. Just a smidge of dub in the mix to pave the way for Kit Clayton--a smooth thoughtful mix. Clark seems to me to be a perfect prep-dj. Totally schooled, and able to read the crowd in subtle ways. Kit Clayton blew my mind as it could not have been blown ten years ago. Beautiful layers and washes, spiked by string loops, and beats that could not be heard, but were felt very strongly. Call it techno, call it new dub, but I think you'll be hearing more of this sound. Stewart followed and made the beat explicit. Almost too much so, after the buzz that Kit left us in, but I warmed to it eventually. I really like some of Stewart's work, but there was an insistent 4/4 "bang the box" feel to the set that didn't match his studio work. At that point, though, I was itching for vinyl. And Titonton dropped it, hard. Turntablism in full effect, and the thinning crowd really started grooving. Old tracks, new tracks, doubles remixes, loose beats...T was a great antidote to the structure of the live PA's. The spirit of Claude Young trapped in a young Rick James. Titonton remains one of my top 5 DJs. Hard to get to sleep after that. Good thing tomorrow is St. Paddy's Day. -- There4IM
