thing about these types of "producer-musicians" is that (esp. in
Thievery's case) usually cut up and sample old music, or do it in a studio
using mostly kit and not much live musicians. It's the same with UFO,
great to see their shows but you can't expect live bands, but be prepared
to dance to a good selection of tunes.
I'd venture to guess that St. Germain will be him dj-ing seeing as a
majority of the tourist album was found in the Blue Note vaults, then
reworked.
seems like this thread just keeps coming around...
J
On Sun, 12 Nov 2000 robert@vaneglory.com wrote:
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> Good music, great venue (Commodore Ballroom), packed house, groovy
> people,
> nice party.
> Why do I feel slightly disappointed?
> Call me square but playing the album (sans vocals) over the PA system
> doesn't quite do it for me.
> I can find that at the disco or a house party.
> Those deep grooves are great but I want to see that trumpet player
> or a percussionist.
> The retro campy video was amusing.
> The principles appeared (in silhouette) to be DJ-ing.
> The singers appeared live (in silhouette) which is cool.
> I guess economic constraints make it difficult to tour with a band
> and I presume it is an anti ego statement to keep the performers in the
> dark.
> For my money it's just disengaging.
> St. Germaine appear in December.
> Great album, I wonder if I should check it out "live".
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