Re: NYC 9/4 Jazzanova @ Giant Step

From: Nathaniel Rahav (nat@rhythmlove.com)
Date: Tue Sep 05 2000 - 10:13:49 MET DST

  • Next message: Gen Kanai: "Review 9/4 Jazzanova @ Giant Step"

    Just got back from the show.
    I think the guys played a slammin set that really explored the meaning of
    sycopation in a scientific way. Unfortunately their moments of soulful
    outpours through music seemed few and far between to me. I felt like
    despite all the fat compressed kicks and mad percussion samples the music
    contained a certain kraftwerky precision that often kept me from fully
    releasing.
    At other times the beats were simply hands-down CHUBBY, I have to say. And
    those guys are really on some next sh*t when it comes to production.
    They played a few tracks that really caught my attention because they
    sounded like electro-funk a la 1982 boogaloo, but with organic, latin,
    percussion sounds instead of drum machine sounds. Serious sound.

    N

     On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Jonathan Takagi wrote:

    > Gen Kanai wrote:
    >
    > > Let's see if Giant Step can outdo the Jason Bentley and the Bossa Nova!
    > > Crew from LA. Jazzanova at the Fais-Do-Do Ballroom was one of the best
    > > nights of 1999 in Los Angeles. I hope tonight comes close :)
    >
    > Gen, please let us know how this turns out! I think they've
    > been advertising the gigs (at least in LA) as "Jazzanova", but
    > really it's just one DJ, as far as I know. I hope that none
    > would doubt me if I said that Ron Trent is in a totally different
    > league than Jason Bentley, being a house music legend of sorts.
    >
    > I really have to recommend Giant Step. Though it may be miles
    > away from the "good old days" of Giant Step, it certainly retains
    > the spirit of adventure and simple love of music. When I was
    > in New York this summer I got the chance to see "The Reunion",
    > Ron Trent and Anthony Nicholson spinning together. You know it's
    > good when Ron busts out Pat Metheny's "Are You Going With Me"
    > and DJ-extraordinaire MKL gets up and starts doing some serious
    > breakdancing.
    >
    > Jonathan
    >



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