Listening to Dego spin last night came close to eclipsing everything that
i've been to in a while. Maybe something deep down is getting tired of
rootsy congas and latin jazz funk, and this 45-60minute glimpse into the
future filled a gap i hadn't realized was there. Totally blew my fucking
mind. Last time i felt like this was when i saw Ninja Tune live for the
first time. It was also nice to see the Wednesday night Philly crowd getting
down to the complex drum patterns (which was a bit unexpected). Highlights
include that Mustang track "Give a Little Love" (a classic already in my
mind), Bugz in the Attic "Waiting"(?), and later, that Phoojan (Phil Asher)
track on New Season Part 2 which sent people into a short lived frenzy (it
was 2:00). Everything else was hot off the press type shit i imagine (yea i
guess describing it is futile, huh :)).
In defense of Britt i think his style is in a complete other ballpark than
Josh's (who's music i will gladly skip trying to describe. Well maybe really
quick... Blech!). Britt played some really sublime stuff albeit 4 to the
floor and i was digging most of it.
aRgo
PS. anyone have opinions on that Joakim Lone Octet "Tiger Sushi" full LP?
Got the rmxs but was wondering what the original stuff sounds like. Who are
these guys and what's the skinny on em?
> -----Original Message-----
> From: stephanie [mailto:nnine@yahoo.com]
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 10:15 AM
> To: ajlist
> Subject: Dego! (another starry-eyed blathering review)
>
>
> *pan to slack-jawed stephanie* Dego philly last
> night... what is it with all these incredible shows
> sucking me dry all within like 3 weeks? the mofo
> waited till like 1:15 to go on!!! Some of us have
> jobby jobs! I almost left, but so glad I didn't. He
> played all that mathmatic-organic cyclical drum stuff
> ala 2000 black, archive, etc. exactly what I wanted.
>
>
> I had an academic interest--I'd been wondering what
> that stuff sounded like live in a set, not watered
> down or sprinkled in with mostly jazzy house, and how
> people would respond. As expected, it sounded
> challenging to mix, but sublime when it's on. As far
> as crowd reaction, it was pretty good, better than i
> expected actually. The floor emptied out a little
> (josh wink and king britt were playing mostly
> 4-to-the-floor b4 and after...snooze) but a lot of
> people stuck out the baffling beats and did lovely
> little salsa/samba/breakdance/post-rave moves.
>
> I won't go into describing the music because I won't
> do it justice, but if you're into Dego's sound you
> know what I mean anyway. The point, and the reason
> i'm writing, is to report that he delivered the goods,
> all the fresh new stuff I wanted to hear, didn't wuss
> out with any obvious crowd pleasers, kept pushing it,
> and the people were pretty into it, if slightly
> confused. For those of us on this side of the pond
> who haven't yet witnessed much of this style played
> out, it bodes well for its reception. kinda feels
> like a baptism.
>
> ok troops, get to work. we have heads to blow and
> gospel to spread.
>
>
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