i went to see St. Germain in Tivoli, Utrecht, the netherlands.. it was very
boring..trying to reproduce the album as good as possible....no
experimentations, no adventure..even my grandmother would like it..
Olaf
----- Original Message -----
From: Park, James R S <jrspar@essex.ac.uk>
To: <acid-jazz@ucsd.edu>
Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 5:17 PM
Subject: St. Germain, Erik Truffaz, etc...
> Hello there. I'm still recovering from friday's St. Germain and Erik
Truffaz
> 4Tet in London this last friday. Outstanding concert. To start off the
> night, Erik Truffaz 4tet played an amazing set. The drummer is the best
one
> I've seen in my life (haven't seen many though, but I was extremely
> impressed). The guy was playing drum'n'bass type beats at points as
> precisely as a swiss clock (I know, it's cheap). Then, St. Germain. They
> were booed when they appeared on stage, and several missiles were thrown
at
> them (apparently you are not supposed to make London audiences wait, they
> get impatient). It actually took them 3 tracks to get people on their feet
> (the drums/percussion solo in So flute got everyone going). It all ended
up
> with people jumping on stage and shit. Excellent night. Next day, I went
to
> buy some records around london. I got Gotan Project's Triptico (Ya basta!
> records) which is a blend of house- not house and Tango. Very good shit.
> Also, the Laws of motion compilation with a few excellent tracks, very
> difficult to categorize, which I like a lot; and, obviously, the Rouse
Rouge
> 12", just to remind me of the whole experience. In all a wicked week-end.
> Now, it's time to start thinking about Mr. Scruff who is coming to
> Colchester in a couple of weeks, so I'll let you know how that went. Cyaz!
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