Re: Review 9/4 Jazzanova @ Giant Step

From: Jonathan Takagi (jtakagi@millennianet.com)
Date: Wed Sep 06 2000 - 03:05:43 MET DST

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    Gen Kanai wrote:

    > I was not aware of Ron Trent's legendary status as a house DJ.

    Ron Trent, together with Chez Damier, are responsible for two
    of the most influential house labels ever, Prescription and Balance.
    Today Prescription still operates, but is different since Chez
    left, concentrating more on abstract afrohouse records.
     
    > Perhaps this is due to the dominance of the bar scene in NYC
    > and that New Yorkers are more comfortable at a bar drinking because that's
    > the usual mode of socializing?

    Strange, every time I've been to Giant Step there is some pretty
    serious dancing going on. Could be due to unfamiliarity with the
    style of music, since they're more used to straight-ahead house.
     

    > I may be a harsh
    > critic of club sound systems but these days so many clubs have great sound
    > (Twilo, Giant, Crobar, etc.) that the mediocre ones stand out. My
    > reference sound system in NYC is Twilo- specifically the Y2K Lounge
    > upstairs. That is such an amazing sound system from anywhere in the
    > room. I'm usually rather sensitive about my ears and I never wear earplugs
    > at Twilo.

    Too bad the music is rarely worth going for at Twilo.
    Junior has completely lost it, Twilo seems to influence everyone
    who spins there (even Tony Humphries spins hard), and their
    security staff can be rude/racist beyond belief. Plus the high
    cover sucks away what little desire I would ever have to go there.

    Jonathan



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