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Well let me be the first to say that i thought last nights gig in Glasgow was very poor. By all accounts i was expecting a brain melting set with 'warped beats' and 'cosmic melodies'. Instead we were treated to 75 minutes of insipid beats interspersed with some very ordinary melodies. All four of us who went firmly agreed that it was 'pedestrian' at best. To be honest, i didn't know what to expect, but i wasn't expecting what i got. I was hoping for some disjointed jarring and ultimately confrontational music, that although difficult to absorb and even more difficult to dance to, would yield results to those capable of finding its groove. The 'groove' for want of a better word, was laid out, easily identifiable and going nowhere fast. Tamely constructed with no hints of informality or stabbing intensity. PLOD PLOD PLOD it went, very repetitive, which got boring very quickly. I can appreciate slow burning sets as long as we are headed in the right direction, fuck, any direction. Last night Autechre seemed determined to jog listlessly, on the spot. Occasionally the beats would pick up and start firing with SOME life and purpose, only to be quickly swallowed up again by the tedium. All in all v.disappointing, and i deffo wouldn't go and see them again. The praise i have read about the London gig seems very flattering, although maybe that sort of drivel works for the London crowds, up in Glasgow, we need something with a bit more meat on its bones. Thanks, but no thanks. |
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welcome eager!! |
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Great review. |
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did you see them in 2001? what did you think about that show? |
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"although maybe that sort of drivel works for the London crowds, up in Glasgow, we need something with a bit more meat on its bones." A fat dick? |
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A weedgie friend loved it, so don't make it a town thing. As for the "prick bone", i know. Nice to hear people with different opinions....just that your review told us nothing appart from the fact you didn't like it. Wich is fine though as we all know you a little. |
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"A fat dick?" Nah, ye see mate, a dick doesn't have a bone inside it, its mostly cartilidge and blood vessels. and its the blood filling these vessels that make it hard, and anatomically ready to deposit semen deep in a ladies vagina, ensuring the sperm doesn't have too far travel in order to fertilize the egg. hobbes-yeah dont get me wrong there were folk there enjoying the show, of course, but i've seen the Art School whipped into much sweatier frenzy's, by all accounts the crowd were quite static. Whats good for one, might not be as good for another. I think what i was trying to say whas that i was disppointed that Autechre didn't set the evening alight for me, as i hoped they would have, should have and most certainly could have. The set they played was a million miles away from ANY stuff i have heard of theirs previously, maybe this is them tailoring their music for the masses, hell bent on public adoration and desperate for acceptance on the live stage. If this is the case and they are undermining thier core values to achieve this, then thats something more serious altogether. |
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"The set they played was a million miles away from ANY stuff i have heard of theirs previously, maybe this is them tailoring their music for the masses, hell bent on public adoration and desperate for acceptance on the live stage. If this is the case and they are undermining thier core values to achieve this, then thats something more serious altogether." that doesn't sound very likely though, if noone was reacting. |
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he went to a fake gig that was leaked tomorrow. :( |
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Unless it took you 10 minutes to write that, i stated above that i know the ol' penis doesn't have a "bone". See i knew you would jump to the occasion so i quickly posted again. And yeah i respect your views man, it's just all i seem to understand from your review is that the beats weren't like you would have wanted. Not hard and weird enough, right? |
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Well thats my point, they seemed to be trying something that was a deviation from the usual Autechre manifesto, and people seemed to be a bit surprised by the unchallenging and frankly weak set that they chose to play. The words 'weak' and 'Autechre', have never previously featured in the same sentence before as far as ii'm aware. |
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fuck all that disjointed shin-stroking pish that shit was raw nigga. |
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lol 3 points |
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good job!!!! im sorry hobbes i can understand a cohesive review/critique going on in his original post... the point being, (i think :) that there seemed to be no "life:" in the set. and that those emotions were driven be the two boys behind the decks were not reallly rising to the ocassion. |
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hah, what i mess,,, |
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they were probably playing aphex records |
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thankfully, eager bereaver, i have enough time between now and the gig i'm attending, to put your "insipid" opinion completely out of mind and enjoy the show. |
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yeah, thats pretty good to. see, it is all worked out... now lets go out and enjoy the sun.............;.';..;'.; |
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well if it was anything like what I heard on the recording from 14.4.05, then its going to be mental. |
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Don't be sorry. This review meant nothing to me. Wich doesn't mean a review in Q or something does it for me either. This guy could be a jimmy edgar fan for all i know. |
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Making music isn't about skill. Nor is it about progress through a climbing-frame. Making music is simply having the ability to create audio with a notebook; to create sounds within sounds, like pictures within films and so on. |
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Anyway, I don't know why they would go backwards like that. Us London folk aren't more "easily pleased", the beats when I saw them the other night were fucking stunning, and I am a pretentious demanding cock when it comes to music. I wasn't actually on any drugs or anything, but the music was so stunning and complex and phat that I was whisked away into another world without the need for any substances. They were on top form. |
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I'm sorry to say this already, but mr Beaver might be the "chin-stroking type", they must just hate this type of gigs where people actually dance and stuff.. Did not witness the show myself though :( |
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did u enjoy mark broom? i thought he put a good set on last night. i enjoyed aytechre but i understand what u are sayin, the crowd was pretty static, although i was moving a bit. thats the most packed iv ever seen the art school, it was mobbed |
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Pedant little cock. |
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Maybe I should read more carefully before typing words like "Beaver" |
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oi, how was I being a cock with what I said?! I am not allowed to be enthralled by a live Ae experience now? lol. I can't help but be passionate about that gig, it was the best one I'd been to for ages. |
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Check the post i replied to, it has nothing to do with you liking the show. |
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Oh, I posted that especially, don't you feel special? It comes straight off my shitty website! the page about "making music" or whatever it was and a picture of two boys hugging eachother in a very special way. |
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*especially for you |
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<3 |
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i was loving the fact it was less of an "IDM" set and more rave up style, nice to see AE moving away from that i think, went down a treat. |
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no |
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hmm, i've got to say, eager makes a couple of decent points there. the crowd did feel quite static at times, i'm sure the fact they played in darkness with absolutely no lights maybe accelerated that feeling. i've seen the art school busier, it wasnt a sell out for sure, but there's only meant to be 500 upstairs and there was a bit more than that all upstairs at the same time. and the tunes, well, they were unrecognisable and a bit too sparse and noodly for the crowd, as Rob Hall had actually played some brilliant electro tracks before they came on, making them seem a bit dull by comparison. Mark broom was the highlight of the night i'd say. Instead of playing boring techno as i'd thought he might, we were treated to "tour de france" and "energy flash" and lots of other great tracks just flowing in and out with one another. i'm kinda glad i never paid £15 for the pleasure. i managed to sneak in for nowt. |
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yeah gig was ok, i was expecting to hear a set like the manchester set they done a few years back, i did hear a few tracks from untitled in their, that was my first visit to the art school, i thought the place was an absolute dive, too dark upstair couldnt see any of the DJ's blah blah blah Overall it was awrite, roll on Glade |
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In contrast, the crowd in manchester were really going for it... there was a fucking moshpit. Such a good atmosphere. |
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hey man, i fucking work there!!!!! the darkness (not the band :P) was specifically requested by autechre. usually they have shit hot lasers and stuff. i'm surprised you've not been before, tons of quality folks have played there, like almost everyone on warp, spezial material and loads of other great people.....in the past 6 months they've had rjd2, dj premier, vsnares and planet mu mob, ed dmx, jimmy edgar, people on spezial material records and loads more. fairplay, it is a dive, but a friendly one...with good music. and the soundsystem is great. |
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I thought it was a good set. The beats were fookin well pounding! I wish i took a minidisc and recorded the set. I was bouncing aboot like a space hopper! The Mark Broom set was nice, especially when he flung in some Kraftwerk and Aphex. The Jack n Jills were well kickin in by then. Rudi: Sorry about the blinds, I vaguely remember spilling some tea on em but I was completely spongled. Yesterday was one of the weirdest days of my life. I didnae feel like I was in my own heid! Tell Nadia I'm sorry and i'll clean em up. It was yer man Mark that spilt the beer on the bed though. And Space Cadet Sportscene Scott got the bomber on yer carpet. It was a fuckin brilliant night though, cheers. |
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yeah the kraftwerk and aphex tunes were the highlight of my night. i got too fuck early on so i had to recover, but got back into the swing of it half way through autechre and loved mark. i was tryin to rack my brain, wat aphex tune was it he played again, i knew it the time but i was spaced |
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the album is called untilted you stupid youth. |
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weaklingchild- whats the 'smoking' policy all about in the art school, the last few times ive been they have been pretty heavy, security in general actually. i was smoking some really nice skunk, just a wee single skinner, and the ratty looking bouncer that was on the door suddenly appeared right beside me and commented on the 'quality bush' that was getting smoked 'aboot here'...Security mobilised. ..then at the Snares gig, which was pathetically empty for such a show incidentally, there seemed to be a security guard for like every 3 punters. Then when some barechested idiot gets up on stage and goes over to Snares, they ain't anywhere to be seen. Idiots. Fuck, i nearly got chucked out of the Jah Shaka gig for puffing. Now that would have been a bit ironic i suppose, i was SO glad when he said he wasn't gonna chuck me out. made the rest of the night seem even better. When i first started going there in the late 90's, it was a safehouse, very laid back!! |
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there was some proper gestapo type shit going on. cunts wi torches and the like. |
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