Sorry to hear you got such a horrible vibe off Dieselboy & Dub2...I've never gotten the same impression. Altho I don't enjoy Dub2 to the upmost, Dieselboy has only disappointed me once and that was understandable because the party was incredibly boring. I think he's a bit overly "worshipped" (especially after seeing Sage from Cali.). I do however think his mixing is incredibly tight.
Krust played Junglodium in Cleveland this past Saturday. We arrived late so I was only able to hear/see half of his set. Altho the tunes were tight I wasn't incredibly impressed with his mixing capabilities. Warhead 2000 was incredible to say the least tho.
Krust was then followed by UFO!...another Cali favorite of mine. With UFO! playing in the upstairs room and Bagel downstairs, the venue soon reached frenzy. Altho they both have similar tastes in beatz there was variety. UFO! was much more brass and harder while Bagel had a smoother flow. Not to mention the downstairs was much cooler temperature wise. A pleasant delight with a dash of Sine. Sine & UFO! tagged flawlessly for a good half n hour then handed it over to Tic Tak. His energy was low and it showed. He usually scratches up ever mix but went for a more seemless approach to this set. Except for the original Tough At The Top (one of my favorites), I didn't find his mixing or track selection to be quality.
all in all my goal was accomplished...being dance my ass off.
Sorry the "souless boom cha boom cha family" disappointed you.
Shell
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: stephanie <nnine@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 29 Feb 2000 08:13:46 -0800 (PST)
>summary: I wasn't into it.
>
>step one: opening "act"
>well, dieslboy and mc dub2 "acted" like they were
>playing good music, but alas, it sucked. I find it
>quite impressive actually how people can perform and
>be worshipped for so long, and still maintain the same
>level of inadequacy. fucking boring bad-vibe snob
>music. definitely a couple of good tunes (all of which
>i think i already own) and cataclysmic basslines, but
>on the whole, it was like when the person in the next
>apartment over leaves their alarm clock on all
>weekend. I don't feel so bad about breezing by the
>jungle wall now.
>
>step two: interlude
>My favorite part!! somebody was playing classic ska.
>very chill, very nice, and it made everyone smile,
>which was a nice change.
>
>step three: hobnobbing
>I do belive that I spotted Mr. Size, Mr. Die, Mr. Suv,
>and Mr. GQ! not positive, but i think so...
>
>step four: the reason we went
>well, I think Krust and the gang couldn't make it and
>were replaced by a gothic band from new brunswick, new
>jersey. Nah, just takin' the piss (did i say that
>right??), but yeah, I wasn't too into it. first of
>all, the sound was unbalanced (brought me back to my
>old hardcore days...does the band suck or is it just
>the sound guy??). Second, the talent of the
>instrumentalists (bass, vocal, drum) was
>under-utilized. third, I wasn't into the compositions
>themselves. The beats were basic reprazent-style rock
>beats with that wierd off beat in the middle, the
>random samples krust was throwing in sounded simply
>random, and the songs just didn't grab me. He had
>looping samples that said "coded language" through
>effects throughout the show and that was my favorite
>part. got you excited for something that never
>happened. I think the concept is probably very good,
>but the execution hasn't come together. they did say
>that was their very first live performance.
>
>step five: the good parts
>MC Dynamite still makes me smile!! I really love his
>(and other british jungle mcs) jumpy goofy jogging
>suit style, and he's got some decent rhymes to boot.
>The vocalist (Morgan) was a pouty-faced
>daughter-of-dracula cutie pie with a really cool
>dress. it was all gothed out with with spider webby
>sparkly wing-like things on the sleeves. Her voice was
>good and smoky, her lyrics sucked in an overbearing,
>melodramatic way, and her mic was too low. Her
>delivery of "Maintain" was heartfelt and good. well,
>as good as it can be considering I don't like the
>song.
>
>
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