Michael Bolotin (mikebolo@yahoo.com)
Wed, 23 Jun 1999 05:17:23 -0700 (PDT)
--- Jonathan Takagi <jtakagi@millennianet.com> wrote:
> SONAR is more of a fashion show than a festival,
> more of a social event than a music extravaganza.
> But nonetheless there were some fantastic things
> to see/hear, some related to the a-j list.
>
> JOE CLAUSSEL: DJ'ed in the main club, absolutely
> outstanding. Basically what I expected, some of
> his own music, seeming to make good use of that
> Ibadan DJ Tools record he put out a while ago to
> link the tracks. Hearing him play out the latest
> Jamiroquai single put it in a completely new and
> refreshing context. "Samba Magic" just about blew
> the roof off and he rounded it off with some Bob
> Marley. It's great to hear a DJ take chances, play
> different things, especially to a crowd of a few
> thousand people who really just want to hear hard
> techno a la Jeff Mills.
>
> RAINER TRBY: Younger than I thought he'd be, really
> nice guy, friendly to everyone and seemed very happy
> to be there. Placing him right after Kruder &
> Dorfmeister
> may have been a slight handicap since his set was
> along
> the same lines, but the track selection was
> immaculate.
>
> COMPOST RECORDS: I forgot what the guy's name was,
> but
> he's the head of Compost, and spun what seemed to be
> almost
> 50% white labels, many of which were new Rainer Trby
> Trio stuff. I'm sorry I insulted the Compost
> compilations
> in the past, because all the music he played was
> excellent
> and I can't wait to find some of it. Much more
> organic
> and vibrant than I expected.
>
> KRUDER & DORFMEISTER: Proved themselves to be stars.
> If
> you've heard their comps you pretty much know what
> to
> expect.
>
> Most of the other stuff I saw was pretty far from
> a-j
> territory, often quite weird (Ryoji Ikeda, Fat Cat,
> Fennesz,
> Jim O'Rourke etc.) but always fascinating.
>
> For those of you into the Bertrand Burgalat school
> of music,
> as was discussed a while ago, the new Tricatel
> compilation
> ("Au coeur de Tricatel") is excellent, it creates a
> very strong
> and particular label identity. Even the notorious
> author
> Michel Houellebecq (Les elements particulires) has a
> track on it.
>
> Jonathan
>
>
>
I was there saturday afternoon, and it was pretty cool. Definitely a
nice, relaxed atmosphere. DJ Spooky was pretty good (although that
type of music is always a little unfascinating to see live), and the
museum exhibit type stuff and the films were all really cool.
-MikeBolo
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