Just got back from the show.
I think the guys played a slammin set that really explored the meaning of
sycopation in a scientific way. Unfortunately their moments of soulful
outpours through music seemed few and far between to me. I felt like
despite all the fat compressed kicks and mad percussion samples the music
contained a certain kraftwerky precision that often kept me from fully
releasing.
At other times the beats were simply hands-down CHUBBY, I have to say. And
those guys are really on some next sh*t when it comes to production.
They played a few tracks that really caught my attention because they
sounded like electro-funk a la 1982 boogaloo, but with organic, latin,
percussion sounds instead of drum machine sounds. Serious sound.
N
On Mon, 4 Sep 2000, Jonathan Takagi wrote:
> Gen Kanai wrote:
>
> > Let's see if Giant Step can outdo the Jason Bentley and the Bossa Nova!
> > Crew from LA. Jazzanova at the Fais-Do-Do Ballroom was one of the best
> > nights of 1999 in Los Angeles. I hope tonight comes close :)
>
> Gen, please let us know how this turns out! I think they've
> been advertising the gigs (at least in LA) as "Jazzanova", but
> really it's just one DJ, as far as I know. I hope that none
> would doubt me if I said that Ron Trent is in a totally different
> league than Jason Bentley, being a house music legend of sorts.
>
> I really have to recommend Giant Step. Though it may be miles
> away from the "good old days" of Giant Step, it certainly retains
> the spirit of adventure and simple love of music. When I was
> in New York this summer I got the chance to see "The Reunion",
> Ron Trent and Anthony Nicholson spinning together. You know it's
> good when Ron busts out Pat Metheny's "Are You Going With Me"
> and DJ-extraordinaire MKL gets up and starts doing some serious
> breakdancing.
>
> Jonathan
>
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